1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 805 F.2d
  5. 805 F.2d 1284 (1986)
 

JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-1378.

805 F.2d 1284 (1986)

Richard JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 4, 1986.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 14, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ada S. Cooper, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

Laurie J. Barsella, Asst. U.S. Atty., Anton R. Valukas, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellee.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, POSNER, Circuit Judge, and SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 14, 1987.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from the denial of Richard Johnson's petition to vacate his sentence requires us to consider in what circumstances a criminal defendant can use 28 U.S.C. § 2255, the federal prisoner's substitute for habeas corpus, to correct violations of Rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. As amended in 1983, Rule 32 requires that the report of the presentence...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases