The following excerpt is from United States v. Lopez-Cuevas, No. CR S-02-418 GEB GGH P (E.D. Cal. 2011):
In Jackson v. U.S., 248 F.Sup.2d 652 (E.D. Mich. 2003), the defendant alleged ineffective assistance of counsel because his counsel had failed to inform defendant of a plea offer. Defendant testified in his defense at trial and professed his innocence, but was convicted
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and found to have committed perjury and obstructed justice at trial. Id. The court stated:
Id. at 656-57.
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