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SUMMARY ORDER Defendant Lamont Pettus appeals an 18-month prison sentence imposed on his guilty plea to escaping from custody, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a). We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and the record of prior proceedings, which we reference only as necessary to explain our decision. Pettus faults the district court for failing to specify whether the 18-month sentence, which exceeded his

PER CURIAM. Lamont Pettus seeks to appeal the district court’s order adopting the magistrate judge’s recommendation and denying relief on his motion filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000). An appeal may not be taken from the final order in a § 2255 proceeding unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) (2000). A certificate of appealability will not issue absent “a substantial

303 F.3d 480 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.James PETTUS, also known as "Mark Williams," also known as "James Williams," also known as "David Williams," also known as "Frank Davis," also known as "Wayne Davis," Appellant. No. 01-1250. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Submitted April 24, 2002. Decided September 09, 2002.

SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judge. This appeal was brought by a convicted felon following the revocation of his term of supervised release. Appellant claims that the sentence of six months of imprisonment and thirty months of supervised release imposed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Wood, J.) exceeded the maximum term permitted under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(b) & (h) because the court did not g

161 F.3d 21 U.S.v.Pettus* NO. 97-6048 United States Court of Appeals,Eleventh Circuit. October 05, 1998 1 Appeal From: N.D.Ala. , No.96-00021-CR-TMP-S 2

USCA4 Appeal: 21-4281 Doc: 56 Filed: 01/08/2024 Pg: 1 of 10 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 21-4281 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. REGGIE PETTUS, Defendant – Appellant. Appeal f

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied.

C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.

FARRELL, Senior Judge: A jury found appellant guilty of, among other things, first-degree felony murder (burglary) while armed, first-degree sexual abuse while armed, first-degree theft of a motor vehicle from a senior citizen, and related lesser included offenses. The principal issue on appeal is whether the trial judge erroneously admitted the expert opinion of an FBI forensic document examiner that a piece of handwriting le

Petition for rehearing denied. Former decision, 564 U.S. 1023, 131 S. Ct. 3027, 180 L. Ed. 2d 852, 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4710.

C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied.

C. A. 4th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.

C. A. 4th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.

536 U.S. 961 PETTUSv.UNITED STATES. No. 01-5844. Supreme Court of the United States. June 28, 2002. 1 C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 11 Fed. Appx. 112.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied.

C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.

*958526 U. S. 1146; and *959No. 98-8878. 527 U. S. 1007. Petitions for rehearing denied.

C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.

C. A. 3d Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.