Legal Opinion

United States v. Nelson Lora-Pena

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided March 31, 2010No. 09-1173UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Nelson Lora-Pena, a federal inmate, appeals the denial of his post-conviction motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm.

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The parties are familiar with the facts and procedural history, and thus we merely summarize the background here. Four members of the United States Marshals Service (accompanied by Delaware State Troopers) executed a warrant to arrest Lora-Pena at his home in Delaware for having violated a supervised-release term imposed in Rhode Island. Lora-Pena attempted to flee when the Marshals appeared at his front door. After they entered the…

3Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Dean v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. United States v. Byron MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004

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4Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lora-Pena v. DenneyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 2011

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