DOWNS v. U.S.

No. 16-5368.

879 F.3d 688 (2018)

Eugene DOWNS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 8, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Erin P. Rust , FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, INC., Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellant. William A. Roach, Jr. , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Erin P. Rust , FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, INC., Chattanooga, Tennessee, Nikki C. Pierce , FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, INC., Greeneville, Tennessee, for Appellant. William A. Roach, Jr. , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: SUHRHEINRICH, GRIFFIN, and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Eugene Downs argues that the date on which he was "sentenced" for his drug crime was not the date of his sentencing hearing — at which the court orally pronounced his sentence — but the date on which the court entered the criminal judgment that reflected his sentence. We reject that argument...

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