Legal Opinion
United States v. Foy
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 20, 2010No. 09-3027PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Earl Foy, Jr. pled guilty to three counts of mailing threatening communications, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 876(c), and two counts of mailing threatening communications to extort money, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 876(b). Foy subsequently moved to withdraw his plea. The district court1 denied Foy’s motion and ultimately sentenced him to 480 months’ imprisonment. Foy appeals his sentence and the denial of the motion to withdraw his plea. We affirm.
I. Background
In May 2007, Foy was charged with sending threatening letters to “S.K.,” his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his…
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