Opinions Feb. 19, 2020
The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was posted after IL Deadline Tuesday.
United States of America v. Marvin Cates
19-1042
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division. Senior Judge Robert L. Miller Jr.
Criminal. Affirms the denial of Marvin Cates’ motion to withdraw his guilty plea to possession a firearm with a prior felony conviction on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel. Finds the record contains insufficient evidence to support Cates’ ineffective-assistance claim on direct appeal.