Legal Opinion

United States v. Johnson

District Court, W.D. Tennessee

Decided September 16, 1996No. Cv. No. 96-2694-D/A. Cr. No. 94-20257-DPublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DENYING MOTION UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2255

DONALD, District Judge.

Defendant Clyde Johnson, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution at Memphis (FCI), has filed a pro se motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 seeking to overturn the sentence imposed on him for violating 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).

On November 21, 1994, a grand jury returned an indictment charging defendant with one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and one count of carrying and using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by64 opinions

  1. Smith v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
  2. Mayes v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2000
  3. United States v. OsborneDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2003
  4. Allen v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2021
  5. Barrett v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2020

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