Legal Opinion
Wesson v. U.S. Penitentiary Beaumont
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 5, 2002No. 01-41000PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Per curiam
Thomas Wesson appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Based on our conclusion that Wesson’s § 2241 petition must be treated as a petition under § 2255, and that Wesson cannot show that he is entitled to bring the petition under the savings clause of § 2255, we affirm.
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Thomas Wesson was convicted after a jury trial of, among other offenses, conspiracy to possess and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (count 1), engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise (CCE) in…
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