Legal Opinion
United States v. Jorge L. Reyes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1991No. 91-3004PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-appellant Jorge L. Reyes (Reyes) appeals the denial of his motion to reconsider the denial of an earlier motion to vacate a drug conviction by a writ of audi-ta querela sought on the grounds that vacation of the conviction was necessary to afford him relief in deportation proceedings pending against him. 1 Agreeing with the district court that a writ of audita querela is not available to vacate a conviction on general equitable grounds, we affirm.
Procedural History
In September 1988, as the result of a plea bargain, Reyes pleaded guilty in the court below to…
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