Legal Opinion

United States v. Kelly

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided December 19, 2000No. 99-2337PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Following this court’s affirmance of his conviction and sentence on direct appeal, defendant Willis Jeffrey Kelly filed a motion seeking relief under Fed.R.Crim.P. 32 and 35. The district court sua sponte re-characterized the motion as one challenging the convictions and sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 and denied relief. Because of the implications of the court’s action on the prohibition against successive § 2255 motions, we conclude the court should have first given Kelly notice of its intent to recharacterize his motion and an opportunity to withdraw or supplement it.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Miller v. MarrCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  3. United States v. Quentin Miller, A/K/A "Q" Quentin MillerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
  4. Eric Adams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. Scott A. WarnerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Castro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  2. Davis v. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  3. Raymond Outler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. TorresCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
  5. Loving v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2005

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