John Wesley Gay v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
John Wesley Gay was convicted by a jury on one count of a three count indictment for robbing a federally insured bank in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113(d). He subsequently filed a pro se § 2255 motion, alleging, inter alia, that a government witness, Timothy Peglar, was induced through police harassment to give perjured testimony, and that Gay’s counsel was ineffective. Gay claimed his counsel was inadequate because, among other things, he did not investigate Peglar’s reason for testifying or the extent of Peglar’s criminal record. This § 2255 motion was denied on the merits, and the denial was…
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