Legal Opinion
Robert J. Tezak v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 11, 2001No. 00-2854PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, JR, Circuit Judge.
On October 25, 1993, Robert Tezak pled guilty to charges of arson and obstruction of justice in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Tezak appeals the district court’s denial of his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, which sought to have his plea vacated on the ground that he received ineffective assistance of counsel in the entry of his plea agreement and in submitting an appeal. Tezak’s motion to recuse the district court judge for personal bias was also denied. We have jurisdiction under 28…
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