Legal Opinion
United States v. Kendrick Fulton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 2015No. 12-10659PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORTUNATO P. BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal by Kendrick Jermaine Fulton (“Fulton”) concerns the district court’s transfer of his second motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. For the reasons below, we AFFIRM the district court’s transfer order.
I. Background
Previously, this court affirmed Fulton’s conviction for drug-related conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, along with the resulting 400-month sentence, which Fulton is now serving as federal prisoner # 30080-177. 1 The district court dismissed Fulton’s initial § 2255 motion and, upon Fulton’s appeal, this court denied a certificate…
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