John W. Goff v. United States

John Goff, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his total- 144-month sentence, which was imposed after a jury convicted him of embezzlement of insurance company funds, making a false material statement to an insurance regulatory agency, and multiple counts of mail fraud. The district court granted a certificate of appealability on two issues: (1) whether Goff lacked effective assistance of counsel; and (2) whether Goff was improperly denied an evidentiary hearing on the § 2255 motion, After review, 1 we affirm the district court.

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