Legal Opinion

United States v. Bryant Legree

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 8, 2000No. 97-4846PublishedCited by 115 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WIDENER joined. Chief Judge WILSON wrote a dissenting opinion.

OPINION

TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:

Bryant Legree (“Legree”) appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion for sentence reduction. He alleges the district court erred in two respects: (1) by failing to conduct a two-part analysis of his motion on the record, and (2) by not holding a hearing and appointing counsel to assist with the motion. We affirm.

I

On July 16, 1993, a jury convicted Legree on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Merrill E. Fields v. Attorney General of the State of Maryland Kenneth E. Taylor, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. Harold DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Malcolm Jones WhitebirdCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by115 opinions

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  5. United States v. CookCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010

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