COREY LORENZO WOODFOLK v. GARY D. MAYNARD
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Gregory, May 23, 2017,
In a very fact-specific case, a plea 30-years ago is sent back for reconsideration.

In 1987, Woodfolk and his co-defendant were charged with attempted murder when Woodfolk drew a handgun during a fight and pulled the trigger, but the gun did not fire.
Woodfolk and his co-defendant both retained the same attorney. The attorney convinced Woodfolk to plead guilty and, in exchange, the co-defendant’s case was placed on the stet docket.
Woodfolk did not appeal, but filed a motion to modify sentence a few months later.
And that’s the last time this case makes sense…