Legal Opinion

United States v. Darren J. Custis, United States of America v. Darren J. Custis

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided April 30, 1993No. 92-5211, 92-5212PublishedCited by 134 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

In this case, Darren Custis claims (1) that he is entitled to a new trial on the basis of newly discovered impeaching evidence; (2) that he is entitled to have the constitutionality of several predicate state convictions considered in his federal sentencing proceeding; and (3) that his prior conviction for attempted breaking and entering should not have been defined as a violent felony for purposes of the sentencing enhancement under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). For the reasons that follow, we reverse the district court's granting of a new trial and remand this case…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by134 opinions

  1. Custis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. James v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. United States v. Larry Roscoe McGlocklinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
  4. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Robert Clay Medlock, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. RhynesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999

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