Legal Opinion

Fernando Fernandez v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 18, 1991No. 90-5369PublishedCited by 139 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Fernando Fernandez (“Fernandez”) was convicted on racketeering charges in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (“the district court”) and was sentenced to twelve years in prison. Fernandez filed various pro se motions in the district court to reduce his sentence because of a severe heart condition. The motions were made pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b) (“Rule 35(b)”), 18 U.S.C. § 4205(g) (“section 4205(g)”), 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (“section 2255”), and the eighth amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Wilson v. SeiterSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. United States v. AddonizioSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Bowen v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939

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3Cited by139 opinions

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  4. Charles Larry Jones v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  5. Harris v. OstroutCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995

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