Legal Opinion

United States v. Durham

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 28, 1999No. 97-6368PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Chief Judge.

James Durham appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to withdraw his plea of guilty to escape from a halfway house, arguing that the government coerced him into pleading guilty. Durham also appeals the district court’s denial of his Rule 35(c) motion to correct his sentence. We conclude that the district court did not err in denying either motion. The factors articulated in United States v. Spencer, 836 F.2d 236 (6th Cir.1987), indicate that Durham did not articulate a “fair *798and just reason” in support of his motion to withdraw his plea. In…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Marvin GoldbergCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  2. United States v. Alan Louis BasharaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. Gregory Angelo SpencerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  4. United States v. Maximiliano BaezCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. Kevin Joseph PlutaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. United States v. HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  2. United States v. Julio ValdezCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  3. United States v. Fernando Novelo NostratisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  4. United States v. Bernard H. Ellis, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Richard Dehart CharlesworthCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000

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