Legal Opinion

United States v. Billy Dean Burns

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided June 3, 1991No. 90-5160PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Billy Dean Burns, a prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma, appeals the denial of his motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. We affirm. 1

In 1965, defendant pleaded guilty to three counts of second degree burglary in Kansas state court. He was sentenced to five to ten years’ imprisonment and was paroled in May 1974. On September 8, 1981, while imprisoned for a different offense, defendant received a Certificate of Discharge relating to the 1965 convictions. This certificate…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Calvin CassidyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. James Ray ErwinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Arthur Minkoff ClawsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  4. United States v. Eabie McLean A/K/A Erbie McLeanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  5. Boise City Farmers Cooperative v. Jim PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. United States v. Ronald DriscollCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
  2. Buchmeier v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. EstrellaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. Kevin R. Dockter, Also Known as Kevin R. Docktor, United States of America v. Floyd Wesley ShulzeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Albert Thomas ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993

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