Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Kattou and Joseph Maggio
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 3, 1977No. 76-1548PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the government from an order of the district court granting the petitioners’ motion to vacate their sentences under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. We vacate the order and remand for further proceedings.
On February 11, 1974, pursuant to guilty pleas, the petitioners were convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Petitioner Kattou also pleaded guilty to a substantive count of distributing cocaine. On May 3, 1976, over two years after sentencing, the petitioners filed this § 2255 petition seeking to vacate their guilty pleas on the ground that, at…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Frank E. Bachner v. United States of America, (Two Cases). United States of America v. Frank E. BachnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- David S. Kotz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Marvel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Joseph Del Vecchio v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- United States v. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- Charles Timmreck v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- Lee Jackson Keel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Lee Jackson Keel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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