Legal Opinion

United States v. Luvenia Johnson

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided October 30, 1980No. 80-1725PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

The issue in this case is whether a district court has jurisdiction to entertain a motion for reduction of sentence filed within 120 days of the revocation of an offender’s probation and the imposition of a prison sentence that had previously been suspended.

I. FACTS

Luvenia Johnson pleaded guilty on January 25,1977 to charges of unlawful distribu*95tion of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1976). The district court sentenced her to a three-year term of imprisonment with a special parole term of three years to follow, but then suspended all but…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. F. S. Royster Guano Co. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  2. Fallen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Roberts v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Korematsu v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. United States v. Herbert A. EllenbogenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. In Re Southwest Aircraft Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  2. United States v. FerriCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  3. State v. TorresIdaho Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. United States v. Glenn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  5. United States v. Sherman Lee RiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982

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