Legal Opinion
Spence v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 26, 2003No. 01-5624PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
On April 4, 2000, Donald Spence was sentenced by the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee to 228 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Spence did not pursue a direct appeal of his sentence. Spence now appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to set aside his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Because the record does not show that Spence instructed his counsel to appeal, he *670has not established a Sixth Amendment violation. We, therefore, affirm.
FACTS
Donald Spence pleaded guilty to six counts of possession of a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Roe v. Flores-OrtegaSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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- Erwin v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
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