David Kirkland v. United States
HabeasCorpus
Whether the petitioner's attorney was ineffective for withholding information
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 4 RE 1. Whether the petitioner's attorney was ineffective for withholding information . _ ; * that cost defendant a three point sentencing reduction for acceptance of :. . responsibly by advising the petitioner to vacate a favorable plea agreement . th ie of (77-96) months and proceed to trial resulting in a sentence of (216) ae months , can" jurist debate "that the petitioner has established ‘prejudice Bs Ee ’ under Strickland's second prong ? ; ‘ 2. Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the " Sixth Circuit " ruled where an inmate alleged that his attorney's ineffective assistance costhim , & : a three point sentencing reduction for acceptance of responsibility, a district =! ee court abused its discretion by declining to hold an evidentiary hearing , Hg Es can the same procedural ruling apply to the petitioners underlying constitutional = claims in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ? : rae y a