Legal Opinion
Castillo v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 11, 2000No. 97-3195PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Braulio Castillo, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his pro se motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Castillo argues that the Supreme Court decision in Bailey v. United States, 516 U.S. 137, 116 S.Ct. 501, 133 L.Ed.2d 472 (1995), constitutes grounds for reversing his conviction for possession of a firearm during a drug offense in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Castillo’s conviction is unaffected by the Bailey decision and therefore affirmed. Castillo also asserts that a prior state court conviction has been reversed and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. Augustin Alvarez, Oscar Hernandez, Mario C. Simon, Rolando Rios, Ramon Raymond, Eduardo Portal, Victoriano Concepcion, A/K/A "Macho"Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Blair William GuthrieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. RangeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Charles Larry Jones v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- James Joseph Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- United States v. James HimickCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
- Ronald Maurice Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
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