Legal Opinion

United States v. Paul Lee Scott

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 7, 1982No. 81-1309PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TATE, Circuit Judge:

The defendant Scott appeals from a re-sentence following grant of his motion to correct and delete an illegal condition of his sentence. Fed.R.Crim.P. 35(a). On appeal, Scott raises issues implicating the validity of his original conviction, as well as alleged resentencing improprieties, none of which were raised before the district court. Finding that a Rule 35 sentence-correction motion cannot raise pre-sentence errors pertaining to the validity of the original conviction, and that alleged errors in the resentencing proceedings cannot be raised for the first time on…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Pollard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Bifulco v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Heflin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. United States v. Pablo CarreonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. Joe Allen BoundsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  2. United States v. Donnie G. BrunsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. PrestenbachCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  4. State v. MeierNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
  5. United States v. Bernard HanyardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985

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