Legal Opinion
United States v. Saro, Carlos
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 12, 2001No. 00-3005PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.
GARLAND, Circuit Judge:
Carlos Saro seeks relief from the district court’s denial of his motion for leave to file a motion to vacate his sentence. Although the procedural complexities of this case require some discussion, we conclude that the district court was plainly correct in ruling that Saro’s motion was time-barred. We therefore cannot grant Saro’s request for relief.
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In May 1991, Saro was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on five counts of distribution of and conspiracy to distribute cocaine…
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