Legal Opinion
Patricio Guzman-Ortiz v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 27, 2017No. 15-3184PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
Patricio Guzman-Ortiz was convicted of conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. This court affirmed his conviction and sentence along with those of a co-defendant on direct appeal. See United States v. Chantharath, 705 F.3d 295, 298 (8th Cir. 2013). Guzman-Ortiz then moved to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255(a). The district court 1 denied his request for post-conviction relief without granting an evidentiary hearing. Guzman-Ortiz…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Affronti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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