Legal Opinion
Richard Joseph Lynn v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 14, 2004No. 02-15521PublishedCited by 427 opinions
1Per curiam
In 1997, Richard Joseph Lynn, a federal prisoner, filed a § 2255 motion to vacate his life sentence. Lynn’s direct appeal was dismissed in 1990 because he escaped from custody while that appeal was pending. The district court denied Lynn’s § 2255 motion. We affirm.
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A. 1989 Jury Trial
In 1989, Lynn, Robert Eyster, and Jack Marshall were indicted and tried in federal court on numerous drug charges. 1 In a multi-count indictment, Lynn and his code-fendants were charged with participating in an ongoing conspiracy to import cocaine by plane into Alabama from 1982 to 1989.…
2Cases cited61 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by427 opinions
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