PURVIS v. U.S.

No. 10-2432.

662 F.3d 939 (2011)

Reginald D. PURVIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 28, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenton J. Skarin (argued), Attorney, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Scott Paccagnini (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Rockford, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

On June 5, 2006, Reginald D. Purvis was sentenced as a career offender for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. Purvis appealed the conviction and sentence. This Court dismissed the appeal on December 7, 2006. Purvis's petition for a writ of certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court on October 1, 2007.

On September 29, 2008, Purvis filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence and then, on...

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