BLAKE v. U.S.

No. 15-1239.

814 F.3d 851 (2016)

Lamar BLAKE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 26, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol A. Brook , Attorney, Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, Paul E. Gaziano , Attorney, Federal Defender Program, Rockford, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Talia Bucci , Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of the United States Attorney, Rockford, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


Lamar Blake pled guilty to possessing cocaine base with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm as a felon. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g); 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Blake did not appeal, but he later filed a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The district court held an evidentiary...

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