Legal Opinion

Euka Wadlington v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 14, 2005No. 04-3771PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Euka Wadlington (Wadlington) was sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine, and for attempted distribution of crack cocaine. On appeal, this court affirmed the conviction and sentence. United States v. Wadlington, 233 F.3d 1067, 1072 (8th Cir.2000). Wadlington then filed a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The district court 1 denied the motion. Wadlington appeals, arguing (1) he is actually innocent, and (2) his sentence is invalid under…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  3. V.C.B. v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. Hamilton v. RoehrichDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2009
  5. United States v. ZierkeDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 2010

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