Legal Opinion
Buford Dale Fair v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1998No. 97-5876PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner-appellant, Buford Dale Fair (“Fair”), has moved under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 1 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence imposed following his May 12, 1988 jury conviction for one count of using and carrying firearms “during and in relation to” the commission of a drug trafficking offense. 2 On August 8, 1998, the district court condemned Fair pursuant to 18 U.S.C.A. § 924(c) 3 to 60 months in the federal correctional system for this offense, to run consecutively to his conspiracy and aiding and abetting distribution sentences. On December 16,…
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3Cited by140 opinions
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