Legal Opinion

Jeffery Harris v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 1, 2004No. 02-3408PublishedCited by 164 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

I. Background

Jeffery Harris pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1). At sentencing, the district court adopted the findings in the presentence investigation report (“PSR”) and adjusted his base offense upward two levels for the possession of a firearm during the course of his offense, U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(1). The court sentenced Harris to 240 months imprisonment. Since Harris’s original counsel failed to timely appeal, Harris sought relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 in order to obtain a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Kurtis B. Borre v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  3. United States v. Richard B. AllenderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Samuel H. SouthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. Jeffrey HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by164 opinions

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