Legal Opinion
Cofske v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 13, 2002No. 00-2479PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
Randall Cofske appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. In substance, Cofske claims that his trial counsel and appellate counsel were ineffective in failing to object to the calculation of his sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines. Specifically, he argues that when he committed 'the federal offense for which he was being sentenced — possession of stolen firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922© (1994) — he did not have the “prior conviction” that was used to increase his base offense…
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