Legal Opinion

John F. Desimone v. Marion Lacy

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 3, 1987No. 86-5321PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Per curiam

John S. DeSimone appeals pro se the District Court’s 1 dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus. We affirm.

In 1983 DeSimone was convicted of aiding and abetting a continuing criminal enterprise in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 848 and 21 U.S.C. § 846 and of racketeering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962. He was sentenced concurrently to a ten-year term without possibility of parole for the § 848 violation and to ten-year terms for the § 846 and racketeering violations. On appeal, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that the conviction under 21 U.S.C. § 846 was for a lesser included…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Norman Eugene Lee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  2. United States v. Thomas AmbroseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  3. William E. Hutchings Von Ludwitz v. George A. Ralston, North Central Bureau of Prisons, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  4. Albert Winston v. Max L. Mustain, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone, Minnesota, and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  5. United States v. Jerry Clarence FraserCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. James Charles, (98-5747), Movant (98-0539) v. Ernest v. Chandler, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  2. United States v. Ronald U. LurieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  3. John T. Martin v. Edward PerezCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  4. Danny Ray Hill v. Marvin D. MorrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  5. Nwanze v. HahnDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2000

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