Legal Opinion
Jesus Arreola-Castillo v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 3, 2018No. 17-1439PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Flaum, Circuit Judge.
*381 Petitioner Jesus Arreola-Castillo was convicted of a federal drug crime. Because he had at least two prior felony drug convictions in New Mexico, he was subject to the recidivism provisions of 21 U.S.C. § 841 . Pursuant to that statute, he received a mandatory minimum sentence of life in prison. He subsequently challenged the underlying felony drug convictions in New Mexico state court, which the state court ultimately vacated. Now, he moves to reopen his federal sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 , arguing that he is no longer subject to the recidivism enhancement because…
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