Legal Opinion
William Hope v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 20, 1997No. 97-8011PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
After William Hope was convicted of federal crimes and his conviction affirmed in United States v. Hope, 906 F.2d 254 (7th Cir. 1990), he sought to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, the federal prisoner’s substitute for habeas corpus. His motion was denied and the denial affirmed. Hope v. United States, 43 F.3d 1140 (7th Cir.1994). He now seeks our permission to file, on the basis of newly discovered evidence, a second 2255 motion, which under the recent amendments made to the statute by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 he may do only if…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Samuel D. Mills v. D. Bruce JordanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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