Legal Opinion
United States v. Fields
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 13, 2009No. 07-10384PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRADO, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Joseph Horace Fields (“Fields”), pro se, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, to correct, vacate, or set aside his sentence on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the denial of Fields’s motion.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Fields was charged with various drug offenses in three counts of a six-count indictment. He pleaded guilty to one count of possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute and one count of distribution of cocaine base and aiding…
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