Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald Ray Sanford, Also Known as Donald Ray Stanford
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1998No. 97-11267PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Donald Ray Sanford pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and cocaine base with intent to distribute. On appeal Sanford argues for the first time that the district court judge should have recused himself from sentencing, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), because Sanford’s defense attorney had previously testified against the judge in a Fifth Circuit Judicial Council proceeding. We hold that Sanford’s recusal argument is untimely and affirm his sentence. 1
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On August 11,1997, Sanford pleaded guilty to one count of possession of cocaine and cocaine base…
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