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FLIPPINS v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-6091.

808 F.2d 16 (1987)

Donnell FLIPPINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 5, 1987.

Rehearing Denied March 13, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin S. Hume, court appointed, Youngstown, Ohio, for petitioner-appellant.

Hancy Jones, III, Asst. U.S. Atty., Louisville, Ky., Terry Cushing, argued, for respondent-appellee.

Before MERRITT and WELLFORD, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.

This case raises the single issue of ineffective assistance of counsel in the alleged failure to exercise minimal diligence in investigating the circumstances of an underlying conviction with respect to a charge of violating federal statutes that prohibit convicted criminals from possessing firearms. We previously considered an appeal from Flippins' conviction in 1984 and remanded the case to the district court for an evidentiary hearing on...

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