Legal Opinion
Arnold Gates v. United States of America, Felix Melian v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 8, 1975No. 73-1565, 74-1102PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Senior Circuit Judge.
These appeals from district court orders denying petitioners’ motions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, although arising from somewhat different facts and separately briefed, were consolidated for oral argument and decision because they raise the identical issue of whether 28 U.S.C. § 2255 requires that a guilty plea be set aside if the defendant was not informed that he would be ineligible for parole and was incorrectly informed at the time of sentencing that he would have the opportunity for parole.
Arnold Gates, on February 24, 1969, pleaded guilty to a…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by37 opinions
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