Legal Opinion
Dennis Wayne Williams v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 24, 1986No. 86-1087PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-appellant Dennis Wayne Williams appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1982).1 Williams alleges that he was denied effective assistance of counsel when his court-appointed trial attorney failed to advise him that he would be required to serve at least 100 months in jail if he pleaded guilty and when his attorney failed to assist him in filing a motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 35(b). Williams also claims that he is entitled to habeas relief on…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- United States v. James A. EssigCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Thomas John MaybeckCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Arthur L. Belford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Kurtis B. Borre v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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