Legal Opinion
United States v. Ruth
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided June 10, 1991No. Crim. A. Nos. 89-20080-02, 91-3087-OPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
EARL E. O’CONNOR, Chief Judge.
This matter comes before the court on the motion of defendant Thomas B. Ruth (hereinafter “Ruth”) to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence. The files and records in this case disclose that Ruth, after conferring with his attorney, Robert E. Jenkins (hereinafter “Jenkins”), entered pleas of guilty on November, 30, 1989, to conspiring to distribute cocaine (Count I) and using or carrying a firearm during the distribution of cocaine (Count V). He was sentenced in February of 1990 to five years of imprisonment for taking part in the conspiracy…
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