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LYNN v. U.S.

No. 02-15521.

365 F.3d 1225 (2004)

Richard LYNN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 14, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas K. Maher, Rudolf, Maher, Widenhouse & Fialko, Chapel Hill, NC, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Steven E. Butler, Leigh Lichty Pipkin, Richard H. Loftin, Asst. U.S. Atty., Mobile, AL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, HULL and FAY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In 1997, Richard Joseph Lynn, a federal prisoner, filed a § 2255 motion to vacate his life sentence. Lynn's direct appeal was dismissed in 1990 because he escaped from custody while that appeal was pending. The district court denied Lynn's § 2255 motion. We affirm.

I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. 1989 Jury Trial

In 1989, Lynn, Robert Eyster, and Jack Marshall were indicted and tried in federal court on numerous drug charges...

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