Legal Opinion
Kevin Allen Walker v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1997No. 96-2086PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
In 1989 Kevin Walker pleaded guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) by using and carrying á firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. In the wake of Bailey v. United States, — U.S. —, 116 S.Ct. 501, 133 L.Ed.2d 472 (1995), Walker filed this 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his § 924(c) conviction. The district court 1 denied the motion, Walker appeals, and we affirm.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by23 opinions
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