Legal Opinion

United States v. Gerald M. Schaflander, United States of America v. Stephen M. Wright

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 25, 1984No. 83-5918, 83-6001PublishedCited by 196 opinions

1Per curiam

Defendants-Appellants Schaflander and Wright appeal the District Court’s Order denying their motion 1 to vacate sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The Notice of Appeal was timely filed, and we have jurisdiction to consider the appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

FACTS:

After a lengthy trial, the appellants were each convicted of ten counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. See United States v. Schaflander, 719 F.2d 1024, 1025 (9th Cir.1983). Thereafter, they moved for a new trial, alleging, inter alia, ineffective assistance of counsel. The District Court denied the motion 2…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Marcus T. Baumann v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  5. United States v. Patricia Campbell HearstCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by196 opinions

  1. Russell A. Tinsley v. Bob BorgCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. Mandell Jackson, Joseph Davis, and Romano GinesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. People v. BurgenerCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Ramee Jamal Shah, Aka: Eddie Harris, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Jeffrey Dean HowardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004

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