Legal Opinion
United States v. Fernando Bustillos
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1994No. 92-2270PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAFFELS, Senior District Judge.
Petitioner Fernando Bustillos appeals an order by the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico denying his collateral attack on his sentence, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
The petitioner was originally indicted, along with two co-defendants, for possessing and uttering counterfeit obligations. The alleged offenses occurred on July 27, 1984. Following plea negotiations, he pleaded guilty to an information charging one count of misprision of felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 4. Thereafter, during the same plea hearing, the defendant…
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