Legal Opinion

United States v. Pinson

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided October 26, 2009No. 09-6119PublishedCited by 307 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

DAVID M. EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Jeremy Vaughan Pinson, a federal prisoner appearing pro se, moved the district court to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Pinson raised nine challenges to his guilty plea, conviction, and sentence; the district court denied his motion and his request for a Certificate of Appealability (COA). He presses four issues in seeking a COA from this court: (1) that he was incompetent at the time of his guilty plea; (2) that the court order restricting his correspondence during his original district…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Hall v. BellmonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. HahnCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by307 opinions

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  5. Lewis v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014

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