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ANDERSON v. U.S.

No. 89-8486.

948 F.2d 704 (1991)

Melvin ANDERSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 12, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth R. Francisco, Macon, Ga. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Samuel A. Wilson, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Macon, Ga., for respondent-appellee.

Before JOHNSON, CLARK, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.

CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge:

Appellant Anderson filed this motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 challenging his plea of guilty to second degree murder. He alleged, among other things, that his counsel was ineffective because he induced Anderson to plead guilty by providing him with erroneous advice, failed to move for a competency hearing despite receiving information that indicated that Anderson was incompetent, and failed to investigate the case and apprise...

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