Legal Opinion
United States v. Angel Cepero A/K/A Angel Villar-Cepero A/K/A Mosquito Angel Cepero
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 17, 2000No. 99-3047PublishedCited by 229 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 precludes our review of Appellant’s unsuccessful § 2255 motion to correct his sentence, notwithstanding the District Court’s issuance of a certificate of appeala-bility under 28 U.S.C. § 2258. Appellant contends that the District Court erred by sentencing him under U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1 because the Government did not prove the substance involved in his criminal offenses was crack cocaine. The court order declared: “A certificate of appealability on the crack-enhancement is…
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