Legal Opinion
In Re: Mervyn Clinton Goddard, Movant
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1999No. 98-552PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dismissed by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the majority opinion, in which Senior Judge BUTZNER joined. Judge WILKINS wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Mervyn C. Goddard has applied to us under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3) for authorization to file a “second or successive” § 2255 motion, which would assert a substantive challenge to his sentence. Because Goddard used his first § 2255 motion solely to reinstate his right to direct appeal, that motion does not count against him. He therefore does not need our authorization.
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On August 23,1993, Goddard pled guilty to…
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