United States Sixth Circuit

An evidentiary hearing is warranted where petitioner presented a potentially meritorious claim for ineffective assistance of counsel, and he deserves the right to develop a record to show there is a reasonable probability he would have accepted a government's plea offer.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/04/2003
• Published 06/04/2003

Judges

• Before MOORE and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges;  COHN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Phillip Griffin (brief), Bradford, PA, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph M. Pinjuh, United States Attorney (briefed), Cleveland, OH, for Petitioner-Appellee.