Legal Opinion

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen Donald JONES, Defendant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 5, 1997No. 96-30291PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

Appellant pled guilty to knowingly manufacturing, and conspiring to manufacture and distribute, marijuana; he was sentenced to 5 years in prison and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. Claiming he had not been given enough time to read the presentence report before sentencing, and therefore had not been able to present accurate financial information, he moved for resentencing pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

The district court granted his petition, ordering

the clerk [to] set a hearing date for resentencing____ Petitioner shall have the opportunity to present evidence…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Nichols v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. United States v. Vincent CaterinoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by20 opinions

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