Legal Opinion
United States v. James Michael Stephens
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 3, 1983No. 82-8236PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT J. HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
James Michael Stephens appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia denying his motion to “correct” his presentence investigation report. Essentially, he asks this court to expand the requirements of Rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and well established former Fifth Circuit precedent 1 to impose a duty upon a sentencing judge to make findings of fact concerning the accuracy of a presentence report. Because we find that current standards provide adequate protection, we decline to adopt…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Francisco Adriano Armedo-Sarmiento, AKA Eduardo Sanchez, AKA Pacho El Mono, AKA Elkin, AKA Francisco VelezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Eliseo Espinoza, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Raphael L. GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Marvin Eugene HodgesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by22 opinions
- United States v. SatterfieldCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. George Tom Darby, Constantine Yamanis, Vincent Calise, and Michael YamanisCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Michael GiltnerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Donnie FosterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- United States v. JulesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
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