Legal Opinion

King v. United States

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided August 9, 2002No. CIV.2:00CV714, No. CRIM.2:99CR36PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

REBECCA BEACH SMITH, District Judge.

This matter comes before the court on petitioner Dennis Marc King’s motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. For the reasons set forth below, petitioner’s motion is DENIED.

I. Factual and Procedural History

On April 30, 1999, petitioner pled guilty to one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The plea agreement stated that the maximum penalty for this offense, in addition to a fine and a term of supervised release, was a term of ten years…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. United States v. SinghDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2004
  2. M.S. v. Amazon.com, Inc.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2023

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