Legal Opinion

John Louis Rodriguez v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 31, 1994No. 93-3075PublishedCited by 87 opinions

1Per curiam

John Louis Rodriguez appeals from the final order entered in the District Court 1 for the District of North Dakota, denying his third 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

Rodriguez was convicted by a jury of distribution of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and possession of a firearm by a person who had previously been convicted of three felonies, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2), and 924(e)(1). In November 1989, he was sentenced to the mandatory minimum 15 years…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McCleskey v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. United States of America, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Kevin Eugene Gibson, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  3. United States v. HamellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  4. United States v. Jodie Marie FallonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. Robert Lee McDileCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by87 opinions

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  3. United States v. Michael SpeakmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  4. United States v. WilloughbyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. Brian N. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994

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