Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard Lee Atkins
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1987No. 86-1610PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
Defendant appeals pro se the district court’s order denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence. Defendant filed the motion after he pled guilty in the Western District of Texas to one count of conspiracy to manufacture amphetamine and after he received, for his plea, a four-year sentence. In his motion to the district court, defendant explained that just prior to entering his plea in Texas, he pled guilty and received a four-year sentence in Oklahoma for conspiring to manufacture phenylacetone and amphetamine. According to defendant, the conspiracy made the…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
36 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by32 opinions
- U.S. v. Vasquez-RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. James R. Goff, Benjamin Phillip Barrington, Romulo Lon Kuntze, Terry B. Drewes, and Horst SchoenhoffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Robert Jesse SmallwoodCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- George E. Taylor, Jr. v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Ricou DeshawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.