REED v. U.S.

No. 92-1736.

985 F.2d 880 (1993)

Vincent REED, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 1, 1993.

As Corrected February 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin S. Agran (argued), Agran & Agran, Chicago, IL, for petitioner-appellant.

Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Criminal Receiving, Appellate Div., John J. Tharp, Jr. (argued), Chicago, IL, for respondent-appellee.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Vincent Reed, the defendant in a criminal prosecution under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), appeals a district court order denying his motion to vacate the sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. On appeal, Mr. Reed raises three issues that he asserts warrant reversal: (1) whether the prosecutor's decision to prosecute the defendant under federal rather than state law deprived the defendant of due process of law; (2) whether the statute under which...

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