Legal Opinion

United States v. William Willis

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided November 7, 1986No. 84-1558PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant William Willis appeals from a district court order denying his motion brought pursuant to Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to correct the sentence the court imposed following its acceptance of his guilty plea. Willis contends on appeal that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel when entering his guilty plea, that his guilty plea was not voluntary, and that the district court should have allowed him to withdraw his plea prior to accepting it. We hold that none of Willis’ claims is properly before us on this…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Heflin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. C. A. May Marine Supply Company v. Brunswick CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. United States v. Hubert R. FergusonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. David L. NahodilCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. Irwin A. SchiffCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. StrohCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  5. Bowles v. Tennessee Department of Correctional - CCADistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2025

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