Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • United States v. Phillip Earnest Watkins, 840 F.2d 11, 4th Cir. (1988)

    Uploaded by

    Scribd Government Docs
    2 views1 page
    This document is a court case summary from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. It summarizes a lower court ruling denying a defendant's motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255. The appeals court affirmed the lower court's ruling, finding the appeal to be without merit based on prior authoritative decisions on the dispositive issues. The appeals court dispensed with oral arguments in the case.

    Original Description:

    Filed: 1988-02-08 Precedential Status: Non-Precedential Citations: 840 F.2d 11 Docket: 87-7280

    Copyright

    © Public Domain

    Available Formats

    PDF or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    This document is a court case summary from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. It summarizes a lower court ruling denying a defendant's motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255. The appeals court affirmed the lower court's ruling, finding the appeal to be without merit based on prior authoritative decisions on the dispositive issues. The appeals court dispensed with oral arguments in the case.

    Copyright:

    Public Domain
    Download as PDF or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    2 views1 page

    United States v. Phillip Earnest Watkins, 840 F.2d 11, 4th Cir. (1988)

    Uploaded by

    Scribd Government Docs
    This document is a court case summary from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. It summarizes a lower court ruling denying a defendant's motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255. The appeals court affirmed the lower court's ruling, finding the appeal to be without merit based on prior authoritative decisions on the dispositive issues. The appeals court dispensed with oral arguments in the case.

    Copyright:

    Public Domain
    Download as PDF or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 1

    840 F.

    2d 11
    Unpublished Disposition

    NOTICE: Fourth Circuit I.O.P. 36.6 states that citation of


    unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing
    res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires
    service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth
    Circuit.
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
    v.
    Phillip Earnest WATKINS, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 87-7280.

    United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.


    Submitted: Dec. 28, 1987.
    Decided: Feb. 8, 1988.

    Phillip Earnest Watkins, appellant pro se.


    John Douglas McCullough, Office of the United States Attorney, for
    appellee.
    Before JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, MRNAGHAN and CHAPMAN,
    Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM:

    A review of the record and the district court's opinion discloses that this appeal
    from its order denying relief under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 is without merit.
    Because the dispositive issues recently have been decided authoritatively, we
    dispense with oral argument and affirm the judgment below on the reasoning of
    the district court. United States v. Watkins, CR No. 86-28-08; C/A No. 87-65-4
    (E.D.N.C. July 16, 1987).

    AFFIRMED.

    You might also like