Legal Opinion
United States v. Mora-Gomez
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 15, 1995No. Crim. A. 90-107-A, 90-315-MPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on defendant’s petition for writ of error coram nobis. 1 At issue is petitioner’s contention that his guilty plea to a drug trafficking crime should be set aside because he received ineffective assistance of counsel when his lawyer wrongly advised him on the law. For the reasons stated, the petition must be denied.
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Petitioner is a citizen and native of Cuba who came to this country in 1961. On April 2,1990, he pled guilty to a one count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to possess with intent to…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
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