Legal Opinion
Fred Lenn Jones v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1986No. 84-3695, 85-3706PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
In this case we are asked to decide whether alleged inaccuracies in a presentence report or the sentencing judge’s subjective expectations about the Parole Commission’s application of parole guidelines are sufficient grounds to vacate or amend a sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The district court denied Jones’ § 2255 motion, and we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Jones was convicted in 1978 of conspiracy to distribute heroin, distribution of heroin, and use of a telephone to facilitate a felony. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, fined $60,000, and given…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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