Legal Opinion
Norton v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 26, 2000No. Civil Action 00-12198-WGY, 00-12199-WGYPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, Chief Judge.
The word is out. The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), is making the rounds of the nation’s prisons. These two self-prepared holographic petitions are like the first spattering rain drops of the coming shower. The Court addresses these two petitions in the order in which they were filed.
TIMOTHY NORTON’S PETITION
Timothy Norton (“Norton”) has petitioned this Court both for release from custody and for appointment of an attorney to present his challenge to his sentence. Norton…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- In Re Ocsulis DorsainvilCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- In Re James Davenport and Sherman NicholsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Hernandez v. CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Lee v. WetzelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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- Calvache v. BenovDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2001
- Caron v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2001
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