Legal Opinion

Fernando Perez Bustillo v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 5, 1978No. 78-1153PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

Fernando Bustillo appeals from a judgment of the district court dismissing his motion to vacate,sentence, 28 U.S.C. § 2255. We affirm. Assuming that the court reporter’s notes of the sentencing proceedings of July 17, 1967, are available, and further assuming that the notes would show that the sentencing judge did not make an explicit finding whether appellant would benefit from treatment under the Federal Youth Corrections Act (18 U.S.C. § 5005 et seq.), there is no error. In his pleadings to the district court appellant avers that 18 U.S.C. § 4209 (now 18 U.S.C. § 4216) required the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sherod William Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  2. United States v. Larry Brown and Dwite Gene RoverCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. United States v. Gamboa-CanoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. United States v. Edward Rodriguez, A/K/A Rick, Thomas J. Albernaz, Peter Smigowski, and William John MartinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  2. Bustillo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. United States v. Edward Rodriguez, A/K/A Rick, Thomas J. Albernaz, Peter Smigowski, and William John MartinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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