Legal Opinion

United States v. Laydani Martinez

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 16, 2009No. 08-10882Unpublished

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAIM:

Laydani Martinez appeals the denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 35(a) (1986). The district court concluded that Martinez’s sentence was neither illegal nor ambiguous and that he was not entitled to credit toward his federal sentence for his continued incarceration in state prison for convictions not mentioned in his sentencing order. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In April 1983, Martinez was sentenced in a Florida court to serve four concurrent sentences of twelve years of imprisonment in case number 82-31688 for crimes committed during an armed…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. George Freeman Causey v. Benjamin R. Civiletti, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. Harrell v. ShuttleworthCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
  5. United States v. William R. AdairCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987

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