Adams v. United States, No. 16-3231 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CasePetitioner challenged the district court's denial of his motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. 2255 based on ineffective assistance of counsel. Petitioner pleaded guilty to a charge that he conspired to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana in South Dakota and elsewhere, and was sentenced to 60 months in prison. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the judgment, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motion without an evidentiary hearing, because the record showed conclusively that counsel did not render ineffective assistance and that petitioner was not prejudiced by the performance of counsel.
Court Description: Colloton, Author, with Wollman and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Prisoner case - Habeas. The district court properly denied Adams' Section 2255 motion without a hearing as there was a factual basis for Adams' plea, and the record showed conclusively that counsel did not render ineffective assistance and that Adams was not prejudiced by counsel's advice to enter into a guilty plea.
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