Legal Opinion

Dushon Hampton v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 12, 1999No. 97-1782PublishedCited by 107 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner, Dushon Hampton, appeals judgment denying Ms motion to vacate sentence filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. For the following reasons, we VACATE and REMAND for further proceedings.

I

On October 17, 1994, a grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned a three count indictment against Petitioner, charging him with various federal firearms violations. Count One charged unlicensed dealing in firearms, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a), specifically the unlawful sale of twenty handguns to an undercover federal agent. Count Two charged him with being…

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  4. Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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