Legal Opinion

United States v. Olvera

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 7, 2015No. 13-51161PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Ignacio Olvera appeals, pro se and in forma pauperis, the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion as time-barred. He claims that an amended judgment, entered after his sentence was modified pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b), recommences the one-year limitations period under § 2255(f)(1). In addition, he maintains that the motion was timely because Alleyne v. United States, - U.S. -, 133 S.Ct. 2151, 186 L.Ed.2d 314 (2013), applies retroactively to cases on collateral review. The district court rejected those arguments and issued a certificate…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Alleyne v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  4. Schriro v. SummerlinSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2002

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Crangle v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  2. Commonwealth, Aplt v. Dimatteo, P.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  3. Nicole Walker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  4. United States v. Noel LermaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  5. Richard Crayton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015

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