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CUEVAS v. U.S.

No. 02-1326.

317 F.3d 751 (2003)

Joseph L. CUEVAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 28, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan A. Ackerman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Richard N. Cox (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Urbana, Div., Urbana, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POSNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

In 1998 a jury found Joseph L. Cuevas (and 2 codefendants) guilty of possessing and conspiring to distribute heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. We affirmed Cuevas' conviction and sentence on his direct appeal. United States v. Cruz-Velasco, 224 F.3d 654 (7th Cir. 2000). But the case was not ready to be put to rest.

After his direct appeal came up dry, members...

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