Legal Opinion
United States v. Ludevina Ayala Cervantes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1998No. 96-10659PublishedCited by 261 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Ludevina Ayala Cervantes appeals the district court’s denial of her petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Cervantes pled guilty to distribution of cocaine and entered into a plea agreement. The agreement included a waiver of the right to appeal her sentence. Despite the waiver, Cervantes attempted to appeal her sentence on direct appeal, but we dismissed the appeal based on the waiver. Cervantes then filed a petition for habeas relief with the district court. She alleged that the judge had incorrectly calculated her sentence. She further alleged that…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by261 opinions
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