Legal Opinion
United States v. Hicks, Eric A.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 26, 2002No. 01-3040PublishedCited by 179 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
Eric Hicks received a Certificate of Ap-pealability (“COA”) to challenge a District Court decision striking his motion to supplement an application for collateral relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. After being convicted in federal court on various drug distribution and conspiracy offenses, Hicks filed a § 2255 motion claiming that, by offering leniency to some of its witnesses in exchange for their testimony, the Government had tainted his trial and made his continued incarceration unlawful. While this motion was…
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