Legal Opinion

United States v. Purnell

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 26, 2012No. 11-3737PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*263ORDER

Larry Purnell appeals the denial of his third motion under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) to reduce his sentence. We affirm.

Purnell pleaded guilty to distributing crack cocaine, see 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking offense, see 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i). In his plea agreement Purnell waived the right to appeal his sentence as well as his right to collaterally attack either his sentence or the manner in which it was determined, such as through a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. On April 23, 2008, the district court sentenced Purnell to 138 months’…

2Cases cited4 opinions

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  3. United States v. Mario Howard LloydCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. BoydCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. United States v. Larry PurnellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012

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