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- Title: Williams v. United States
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Release Date : January 11, 1971
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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This appeal is taken from an order of the district court denying the motion to vacate sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 filed by a federal prisoner. We affirm. On the claim of ineffectiveness of counsel, we apply the standard of MacKenna v. Ellis, 280 F.2d 592 (5th Cir. 1960), and its progeny, that counsel does not mean errorless counsel or counsel judged ineffective by hindsight, but counsel reasonably likely to render and rendering reasonably effective assistance. The conclusion of the District Court that the record does not show ineffective counsel is correct and must be affirmed.