Garcia v. United States, No. 11-1476 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and conspiring to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. Defendant moved under 28 U.S.C. 2255 to vacate his sentence, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied his motion and a certificate of appealability. At issue was whether the district court should have held an evidentiary hearing before denying the motion. The court held that because the record conclusively showed that defendant was not entitled to relief, no evidentiary hearing was required.
Court Description: Prisoner case - habeas. The record conclusively established that Garcia was not entitled to a relief on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, and the district court did not err in ruling on the motion without an evidentiary hearing.
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