Legal Opinion
United States v. James M. Griffin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 19, 1985No. 84-1878PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
James M. Griffin appeals the district court’s denial of his petition to vacate or set aside his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. We affirm.
I
On April 20,1973, Griffin was arrested in Collinsville, Illinois, by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration. At the time of his arrest, Griffin was approximately 30 yards away from his car and was carrying 20 grams of cocaine in his pants pocket. In a search of his car at the time of his arrest, a package containing approximately 858 grams of cocaine was found in the defendant’s automobile. Griffin was subsequently…
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