Legal Opinion

United States v. Michael Aaron Little

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided December 22, 2004No. 03-6681PublishedCited by 76 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Authorization denied to file a successive § 2255 motion; petition for § 2241 writ dismissed without prejudice by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINS and Judge CONRAD joined.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

In a case presenting several procedural conundrums, Michael Little, a federal pris oner, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion under former Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(a) to correct an illegal sentence. 1 We construe Little’s Rule 35(a) motion as a request to file a successive habeas petition under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2244 (West 1994 &…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Rumsfeld v. PadillaSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by76 opinions

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  3. Higgs v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2010
  4. United States v. PalmerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
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