U.S. v. CHAVEZ

No. 87-1371.

862 F.2d 1436 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Blas CHAVEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 13, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Finley of Warner & Finley, Albuquerque, N.M., for defendant-appellant.

Stephen R. Kotz, Asst. U.S. Atty. (William L. Lutz, U.S. Atty.; and Jennifer A. Salisbury, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), Albuquerque, N.M., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SEYMOUR, and SETH, Circuit Judges, and O'CONNOR, District Judge.


SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

Blas Chavez pled guilty to an information charging two counts of intentionally selling or disposing of stolen goods in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2315 (1982 & Supp. IV 1986). He was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment followed by five years' probation. Chavez filed this action under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1982), alleging that his sentence is illegal because he actually...

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