Legal Opinion

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Darlene SPAN; Jerry Span, Defendants-Appellants

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 2, 1996No. 94-10238, 94-15997PublishedCited by 115 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUG, Circuit Judge:

Darlene and Jerry Span, sister and brother, were each convicted in federal court of assaulting a federal officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111. 1 Their convictions were affirmed on direct appeal, United States v. Span, 970 F.2d 573 (9th Cir.1992), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 921, 113 S.Ct. 1283, 122 L.Ed.2d 676 (1993), and they now appeal pro se the district court’s denial of their petition for a writ of coram nobis under 28 U.S.C. § 1651, and their motion to vacate their federal sentences under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we reverse…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. United States v. FeolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Hensley v. Municipal Court, San Jose-Milpitas Judicial Dist., Santa Clara Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. United States v. Hector Francisco MolinaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by115 opinions

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