Legal Opinion
United States v. Wainuskis
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1998No. 96-60742PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Christine Wainuskis appeals the district court’s denial of her 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to set aside her judgment of conviction for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1) because of a change in the law, resulting from a clarification of the meaning of “use” of a firearm in Bailey v. United States, 516 U.S. 137, 116 S.Ct. 501, 133 L.Ed.2d 472 (1995). For reasons that follow, we affirm the district court’s denial of her motion.
I
Following an investigation of her activities and a search of the residence she shared with Joseph Máteme (“Máteme”), Christine…
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