Legal Opinion
United States v. Leonard Oliver
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 20, 2017No. 15-4376PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dismissed by published opinion. Chief Judge Gregory wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wynn and Judge Diaz joined.
GREGORY, Chief Judge:
This case addresses our authority to dismiss súa sponte a criminal appeal as untimely under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(b)(1)(A). Leonard Oliver appealed his criminal conviction years after the Rule 4(b)(1)(A) filing deadline and nearly three months after the district court denied his motion to vacate the conviction under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The Government failed to object to the appeal’s untimeliness. It is now for this Court to decide whether to…
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