Legal Opinion
United States v. Johnson
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 15, 1986No. Grim. No. 80-162PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, Chief Judge.
On July 28, 1980 petitioner Frederick L. Johnson pled guilty before me to three counts charging him with distribution of heroin. On August 29, 1980 I sentenced him to a total of three years’ imprisonment to be followed by three years of special parole. Johnson has now filed a motion to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Because the motion and the records of this case “conclusively show that the prisoner is entitled to no relief” under § 2255, I will deny the motion without an evidentiary hearing.
Johnson seeks relief on the grounds…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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