Legal Opinion
Anthony R. West v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1993No. 92-3047PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Anthony R. West, a federal prisoner in Arizona, appeals from the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. We affirm in part and reverse in part and remand for development of the record as to West’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.
In 1988, West was convicted of distributing cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). At the sentencing hearing, West’s counsel objected to two items in the presentence report (PSR). After discussion, the court excluded a reference to West’s juvenile record, and added that West’s wife recanted her…
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