HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether the district court erred in denying Wilson's habeas claim alleging counsel's unreasonable failure to investigate law and misadvice, thereby rendering his plea unknowingly and unintelligently entered, and abused its discretion in denying an evidentiary hearing despite numerous affidavits alleging facts outside the record
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY AS TO WHETHER THE DISTRICT COURT; (1) ERRS DENYING WILSON'S HABEAS CLAIM(S) ALLEGING COUNSEL'S UNREASONABLE FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE LAW & MISADVICE . THEREBY RENDERING HIS PLEA UNKNOWINGLY AND UNINTELLIGENTLY ENTERED, & FURTHER; . (2) ABUSES ITS' DISCRETION DENYING AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING . DESPITE NUMEROUS AFFIDAVITS PRESENTED ALLEGING FACTS : OUTSIDE THE RECORD REGARDING THE PRECEDING CLAIM... DOES THE FOURTH CIRCUIT'S DECISION CONTRAVENE SUPREME COURT PRECEDENT GOVERNING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY AS WELL AS , AUTHORITY ENFORCING CONSTITUTIONAL RESTRAINTS oN THE COMMERCE . CLAUSE'S REACH? .