Legal Opinion
United States v. John Gary Peeler
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1984No. 83-1940PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
John Gary Peeler pled guilty to two counts of violating 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861 and 5871 (1982) arising out of the manufacture and sale of pipe bombs. He then moved under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1982) to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence on the grounds that (1) he was mentally incompetent at the time he pled guilty; (2) his attorney was ineffective and had a conflict of interest; and (3) his guilty plea was involuntary because it was induced by promises of leniency made by government prosecutors and his attorney. Peeler argues on appeal that the district court 1…
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