Legal Opinion

United States v. James E. Walling

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided December 30, 1992No. 92-1054PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKAY, Chief Judge.

In April, 1990, Defendant James E. Walling pleaded guilty to two counts of counterfeiting and one count of criminal contempt. He was sentenced under the federal sentencing guidelines to forty-one months imprisonment, to be followed by three years supervised release. In December, 1991, he filed this motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 challenging the validity of his plea agreement and resulting sentence. The district court dismissed the motion, and we affirm. 1

Defendant entered into a plea agreement after lengthy negotiations. In its final form, it contained the following language:

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Arthur L. Belford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. Horst Werner Joetzki, United States of America v. Lawrence Carl GisnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  5. Gerald Freeman v. Michael P. LaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. United States v. Lewis Aaron CookCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  2. United States v. James A. EssigCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. Brian Leslie AllenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  4. Earl Richmond, Jr. v. Marvin L. Polk, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
  5. Larry Darnell Williams v. James B. French, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina Michael F. Easley, Attorney General of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998

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