Legal Opinion

Artis Scarborough v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 23, 1982No. 81-5904PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Artis Scarborough pled guilty to charges of assaulting a postal employee in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 111, 1114, 2114, 2. Although he later attempted to withdraw his guilty plea, this request was denied. As a result, Scarborough was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. His conviction was affirmed by the former Fifth Circuit. United States v. Scarborough, No. 78-5482 (5th Cir. March 28,1978) (per curiam). In July, 1981, Scarborough filed a motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. His motion, styled in the form of an application for…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. James G. Davis v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  4. Arthur J. Nathaniel v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. Jorge Acosta v. R. v. Turner, Superintendent, Glades Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. William Henry Hance v. Walter D. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  2. United States v. Carlos Bienuenido Cruz, Roberto Cruz, Stephen Cruz, Teresa Irwin, Phillip Warren Jones, Dave Thomas, and Arthur Liggins StrongCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  3. United States v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  4. Juan Fallada v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  5. United States v. Paul Ray CoxCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987

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