Legal Opinion
United States v. Debra Lynn Morris
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 7, 2005No. 04-7889PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge SHEDD wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge DEVER joined.
OPINION
SHEDD, Circuit Judge:
Debra Lynn Morris appeals the district court’s order denying her 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion for relief from her conviction and sentence. Morris argues that her sentence is unconstitutional under United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), because the district court increased her base offense level using facts that she did not admit and that were not found beyond a reasonable doubt by a jury. We granted a certificate of…
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