Legal Opinion
United States v. Burden
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 19, 2017No. Docket Nos. 15-1080, 15-1183PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge KEARSE concurs in a separate opinion.
2Per curiam
In 2003, a jury convicted defendants-appellants Kelvin Burden and Jermaine Buchanan of, among other things, racketeering, violent crimes in aid of racketeering, and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base and five kilograms or more of cocaine. Both men were sentenced to life imprisonment. After exhausting their direct appeals, both defendants brought habeas petitions to vacate their convictions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. In October 2014, each defendant entered into a “Stipulation for…
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