Legal Opinion
Carl L. Buggs v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 17, 1998No. 97-3302PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Carl L. Buggs was convicted by a jury of numerous firearms and narcotics offenses. He appealed his sentence and we affirmed the judgment. See United States v. Buggs, 904 F.2d 1070 (7th Cir.1990). Mr. Buggs then filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. He argued that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel at his sentencing and on direct appeal. He also contended that the calculation of the amount of drugs used in his sentencing was erroneous due to a change in the Sentencing Guidelines and that his 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) conviction was invalid in light of Bailey v.…
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- Hohn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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