UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON

No. 79-2059.

658 F.2d 1176 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert L. JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert L. Johnson, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

James R. Streicker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, and BAUER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.

Petitioner-appellant, Albert L. Johnson, appeals from the denial of his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. In his petition Johnson alleged three separate grounds for relief: 1) the sentence was improperly based upon threats made by Johnson to a government informant; 2) the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction; 3) his trial attorney did not provide adequate representation. The district court denied the petition without holding...

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