MONTENEGRO v. U.S.

No. 00-1301.

248 F.3d 585 (2001)

Horacio U. MONTENEGRO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 16, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Byrne (argued), Arthur J. Howe, Schopf & Weiss, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Paul Kanter (argued), Thomas P. Schneider, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Horacio Montenegro appeals a dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion for failure to file within the one-year limitations period. We affirm.

On October 24, 1995, a grand jury returned a one-count indictment against Horacio Montenegro and two others, charging them with conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846 and...

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