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U.S. v. DAY

No. 91-1938.

969 F.2d 39 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America v. William DAY, a/k/a William McNeil, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cheryl J. Sturm (argued), West Chester, Pa., for appellant.

Michael M. Baylson, U.S. Atty., Joel M. Friedman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chief, Organized Crime Strike Force, Ronald G. Cole (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Organized Crime Strike Force, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before: BECKER, NYGAARD, and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

William Day appeals from the dismissal of his pro se petition brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1988), in which he seeks to have his conviction and sentence set aside. Day's primary claim is that his trial counsel afforded him ineffective assistance of counsel regarding a plea offer by giving him substandard advice about his sentence exposure under the Sentencing Guidelines. More specifically, Day alleges that...

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