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JONES v. U.S.

No. 97-8958.

224 F.3d 1251 (2000)

Charles Larry JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 29, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Webster, Atlanta, GA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

H. Allen Moye, Atlanta, GA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, WILSON and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

WILSON, Circuit Judge:

Charles Larry Jones, a federal prisoner convicted on drug charges, appeals the denial of his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. As a threshold matter, we rule that we will expand Jones's certificate of appealability (COA) to include issues beyond those certified by the district court, especially when, as here, we have received a specific request directing us to the particular issue the petitioner...

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