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Alton v. United States

District Court, E.D. Missouri

Decided June 3, 1996No. 4:95CV01099 GFGPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

928 F.Supp. 885 (1996)

James ALTON, Movant,

v.

UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

No. 4:95CV01099 GFG.

United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Eastern Division.

June 3, 1996.

James Alton, Milan, MI, Pro Se.

Joseph M. Landolt, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, MO, for respondent.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GUNN, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on James Alton's 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his convictions and sentences. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is GRANTED in part.

On January 8,1992, a jury convicted Alton of possessing cocaine with the intent to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. United States v. Charles ShueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  3. Darrell Martin v. Herman Solem, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary, and Mark v. Meierhenry, Attorney General, State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  4. United States v. Cedric L. RouletteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. Lang, S.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Rodriguez v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
  2. Merritt v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1996
  3. United States v. TolsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1996
  4. United States v. James AltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  5. Thayer v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1996

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