Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 29, 2010No. 08-8436PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Senior Judge FRIEDMAN joined.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Chief Judge:
Danny Keith Thomas appeals an order of the district court dismissing as untimely his pro se motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (West Supp.2010). For the following reasons, we vacate the district court’s order and remand the motion for further proceedings.
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On November 7, 2005, Thomas pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea agreement to attempted possession of methamphetamine, in violation of 21…
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