Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles H. Harrison, Jr., Also Known as Chuck
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1997No. 96-2544WMPublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Charles Harrison pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, see 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a), 846 (1994), and using a gun during the drug crime, see 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). The district court sentenced Harrison to 121 months for the drug offense and sixty consecutive months for the gun offense. After Harrison lost his direct appeal, the Supreme Court decided Bailey v. United States, — U.S. -, 116 S.Ct. 501, 133 L.Ed.2d 472 (1995), which narrowed the definition of “using” a firearm within the meaning of § 924(c). With this new ammunition, Harrison filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2255…
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