Legal Opinion
In Re Renato Acosta, Movant
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 16, 2007No. 06-6032PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
Renato Acosta, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, moves this court for an order authorizing the district court to consider a second or successive motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 2244, 2255 ¶ 8.
In 2004, in accordance with a plea agreement, Acosta entered a plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846.
Acosta was subsequently sentenced to 115 months of…
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