Legal Opinion
Burke v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 3, 1998No. 97-3013PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
Joseph James Burke appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion for modification and correction of sentence. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Burke pleaded guilty to six counts of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), (d). Two of the six robberies took place after the effective date of the sentencing guidelines; Burke was therefore sentenced under the guidelines on those counts. The guideline sentences included a two-level enhancement for obstruction of justice based on evidence that Burke remained a fugitive from justice until his capture by the…
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