Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald Jones
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 14, 2003No. 01-4435PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
After pleading guilty to charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and witness tampering, defendant Donald Jones was sentenced to 130 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $700 fine. Jones now appeals, arguing that the District Court erred: (1) by denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, and, later, (2) in failing to hold a competency hearing before sentencing Jones. We will affirm the District Court’s denial of Jones’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea. However, we will vacate the sentencing order…
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