Legal Opinion
United States v. John Morgan Williamson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1986No. 85-2749PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
John Morgan Williamson (Williamson) appeals the United States District Court’s dismissal of his motion to vacate, set aside or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 and its denial of his petition for writ of error coram nobis.
The conviction Williamson now challenges was a 1965 plea of guilty to a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312, transporting a stolen vehicle from Shreveport, Louisiana, to Edgewood, New Mexico. Williamson is presently incarcerated in Louisiana on an apparent 1975 manslaughter conviction. He contends that his 1965 plea will adversely affect his…
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