U.S. v. Blackwell, No. 94-CR-105-B (D.Wyo.) (944 F.Supp. 864) (October 17, 1996) (Judge Clarence A. Brimmer)
Loaded on Jan. 1, 1997
published in Punch and Jurists
January 06, 1997
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Grounds for Relief.
Here, following earlier remand reported at 81 F.3d 945, court grants motion to vacate both conviction and sentence on a number of grounds.
This case, which has a long and involved history, is likely to set off a prairie war between Judge Brimmer and the Tenth Circuit. The …
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