Legal Opinion
In Re Denny Roy Shelton, Jr., Movant
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 10, 2002No. 01-2697PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This matter is before us on motion of Denny Roy Shelton, Jr., for an order pur suant to 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(A) authorizing the district court to consider a second or successive motion to vacate his federal sentence. For the reasons set out below, we hold that Shelton is not required to obtain this court’s authorization to file his § 2255 motion, and we therefore dismiss the instant motion as moot.
On October 25, 2000, the district court sentenced Shelton to consecutive prison terms of 77 months and 120 months following Shelton’s plea of guilty to violations of 21 U.S.C. § 841 and 18…
3Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. Shahborn EmmanuelCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
- United States v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
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4Cited by19 opinions
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