Daniel Acosta v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Daniel Acosta, federal prisoner # 44323-048, appeals from an order of the district court dismissing his petition for a writ of coram nobis. He seeks to challenge his conviction and sentence for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
The district court dismissed Acosta’s co-ram nobis petition based on a finding that the writ is not available if the petitioner is in custody and because the relief Acosta seeks is available under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. However, in his appellate brief, Acosta does not mention, much less provide any relevant argument…
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