Legal Opinion
Knight v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 24, 1994No. 94-1374PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Stephen Knight appeals from a district court order denying his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 1 to correct his federal sentence of 78 months in prison and his fine of $15,000. We affirm.
I
On May 25, 1990, Knight waived indictment and pleaded guilty to a four-count federal information. The information alleged that Knight had participated in a cocaine conspiracy, had sold marijuana on two occasions, and had possessed cocaine with intent to distribute.
The presentence investigation report (PSI), prepared by a probation officer, provided information…
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