Legal Opinion
Derrick Downs-Morgan v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 23, 1985No. 84-5549PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT J. HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Derrick Downs-Morgan appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida deny*1536ing his petition to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 without first conducting an evidentiary hearing. Because the facts alleged in the petition warrant collateral relief, we reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.
Morgan, a resident of Nicaragua, was indicted in the district court for conspiracy to import marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 963 (Count I) and possession with intent to distribute marijuana in…
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