Legal Opinion
Harris v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 13, 1998No. 97-6788PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge: '
Appellant Harris was sentenced in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama after pleading guilty to charges of distribution of marijuana and cocaine. Harris argues in this § 2255 petition that the district court erred in holding that he had procedurally defaulted his challenge to the court’s jurisdiction to impose an enhanced sentence based on a prior conviction. We agree and therefore reverse and remand for re-sentencing. ■
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On August 4,1993, Harris was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine (Count…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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