Legal Opinion
Robert Rydell Williams v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 22, 1996No. 96-1566PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Federal inmate Robert Rydell Williams appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion for post-conviction relief. Williams argues that his 1988 conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) must be set aside because jury instructions on the statutory phrase “uses ... a firearm” were contrary to Bailey v. United States, — U.S. —, 116 S.Ct. 501, 133 L.Ed.2d 472 (1995). The district court 1 concluded that Williams cannot establish “actual prejudice,” as United States v. Frady, 456 U.S. 152, 170, 102 S.Ct. 1584, 1595-96, 71 L.Ed.2d 816 (1982), requires. We agree and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- McCleskey v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Henderson v. KibbeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Ralph Napier v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
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