Legal Opinion
Ronald L. Boyer v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 24, 1995No. 94-2351PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Ronald Boyer petitioned the district court for collateral relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 on the grounds that his sentence was imposed pursuant to a provision that was beyond the United States Sentencing Commission’s (“Commission”) authority to promulgate. He had not raised this particular claim on direct appeal or in his one previous petition for posteonviction relief. Finding that Boyer did not demonstrate sufficient cause for his failure to present this claim in the earlier proceedings, the district court dismissed the petition. We affirm.
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