Legal Opinion

United States v. Rollins

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 21, 2009No. 08-2076PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Tommy Ray Rollins, Jr., pled guilty to possession of unregistered destructive devices, 26 U.S.C. §§ 5841, 5861(d), and 5871. He appeals the denial of a motion to withdraw his guilty plea and sentence. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

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Rollins shot a Missouri highway patrolman and stashed two molotov cocktails near the house of intended victims. Federal and state prosecutors brought separate cases against Rollins. He pled guilty to the single federal charge, unregistered molotov cocktails, without a plea agreement. Rollins later moved pro se…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Ronald Romandine v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  2. United States v. CandiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. Welton BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. Francisco J. Parra-IbanezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Timothy Curtis BallardCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. TownsendCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  2. United States v. RutherfordCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. CruzCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. John HardimonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009

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