U.S. v. BAKER

No. 05-10525 Non-Argument Calendar.

415 F.3d 1273 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Turner BAKER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 11, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Turner Baker, Marion, IL, pro se.

Terry Flynn, E. Bryan Wilson, U.S. Atty., Tallahassee, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BIRCH, DUBINA and BARKETT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Turner Baker, who was convicted of armed bank robbery in 1993 and sentenced to 254 months imprisonment, appeals the district court's denial of his motion for a new commitment order to reflect his legal name change. On appeal, Baker argues that "a prisoner has a first amendment int[e]rest in using his religious name, at least in conjunction with his committed name," and courts have approved the addition of a prisoner's new name. According to Baker...

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