MATTHEWS v. UNITED STATES

No. 74-1988.

518 F.2d 1245 (1975)

David MATTHEWS and Scottie Blakemore, Petitioners-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 3, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emory Andrew Tate, Chicago, Ill., for petitioners-appellants.

James R. Thompson, U. S. Atty., Gary L. Starkman and Guy P. Seaberg, Asst. U. S. Attys., Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Judge, and CUMMINGS and STEVENS,


STEVENS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from an order denying, without an evidentiary hearing, a petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 collaterally attacking appellants' conviction of conspiracy to engage in an election fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 241. The question presented is whether the allegations in the petition, if true, demonstrate that appellants were denied the constitutionally guaranteed effective assistance of counsel under the standard...

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