U.S. v. BYRD

No. 83 CR 608 (86 C 2152).

669 F.Supp. 861 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Cornell BYRD, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

August 31, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James O'Connell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Cornell R. Byrd, pro se.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

NORDBERG, District Judge.

Cornell Byrd pleaded guilty to two charges relating to unlawful possession of firearms in 1983. He filed this petition for habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 in March of 1986, alleging that his guilty plea should be set aside because of alleged ineffective assistance of counsel and prosecutorial misconduct. The parties are before the court on the Government's motion to dismiss the petition...

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