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Derek Fields v. USA
No. 24-2913
Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division, Judge Cristal C. Brisco. Before Circuit Judges Hamilton, Lee and Taibleson. Petition for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The court affirms the denial of Fields’s motion for relief without an evidentiary hearing. Although Fields argued ineffective assistance of counsel concerning a purported 37-year plea offer, he failed to show that, had he accepted it, he would have received a lower sentence. The court found that the records conclusively demonstrated no prejudice stemming from his counsel’s performance. Circuit Judge Taibleson authored the opinion.
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