Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Attorney General of Nevada
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 4, 2008No. 05-16436PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Richard Jackson appeals a district court decision denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. Pursuant to a plea agreement which lessened the charges against him, Jackson pleaded guilty in Nevada state court to two counts of Sexual Assault with a Minor Under Sixteen Years of Age. At his sentencing hearing, Jackson orally moved to withdraw his guilty plea, explaining that he was dissatisfied with his attorney and wanted to go to trial. The state court refused to allow him to withdraw his plea and sentenced him in accordance with his plea agreement.
Jackson filed a state habeas petition,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Lockyer v. AndradeSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Roe v. Flores-OrtegaSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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