Tag Archives: § 2255

7/23/08 Opinions - US 5th Cir.

The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 23, 2008:

U.S. v. Plascencia (Reavley, Benavides, Owen, JJ.; opinion by Reavley, J.; dissent by Owen, J.) (appeal from N.D. Tex.). Affirming district court’s dismissal of defendant’s § 2255 petition on the basis that it was time-barred. […]

6/6/08 Opinions - US 5th Cir.

The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on June 6, 2008:

U.S. v. Sanchez-Cortez (Jones, C.J., Wiener, Clement, JJ.; per curiam opinion). Affirming sentence of defendant convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, where sentence was enhanced two levels for prior military court martial conviction […]