Legal Opinion

United States v. Mustafa A. Abdullah

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 16, 1991No. 90-1615, 90-1922PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Mustafa Abdullah negotiated a written plea agreement and entered a plea of guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A) and to one count of using a firearm in the commission of a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Before sentencing, Abdullah moved to withdraw his pleas. The district court denied the motion as meritless. On appeal, Abdullah asserts that the district court violated Fed.R.Crim.P. 11 in accepting his guilty pleas; that the district court abused its discretion under…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Blumenthal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. United States v. Ramon Jorge Laguardia and Marina Hidalgo GatoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. John Robert Boone, United States of America v. David Brook LanhamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Tanell Rashaad Curry, T/n Tanell R. CurryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. United States v. Rusel J. Jagim, United States of America v. Jay L. Depew, United States of America v. Jay L. Depew, United States of America v. Sylvester A. Ziebarth, Sylvester A. Ziebarth v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  2. Mustafa Abdullah v. Bill Hedrick, Warden, United States Medical Center for Federal PrisonersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  3. United States v. Robert Dale GrayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  4. United States v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Maximiliano BaezCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996

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