Legal Opinion
United States v. Orlando Mora
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 18, 2002No. 01-8020PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Orlando Mora appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. We have previously granted a certificate of appeala-bility, and we now AFFIRM.
I. Background
On February 23, 1998, the Hot Springs County Detention Deputy screened two letters that Orlando Mora had written from jail. These letters were intended for a woman Mr. Mora has identified as his “common law wife.” They directed her and Mr. Mora’s associates to sell drugs, collect debts, and hide drug paraphernalia. Police…
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