(DOWNLOAD) "Thompson V. United States" by Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Thompson V. United States
- Author : Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 17, 1994
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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Kerry Thompson appeals from the denial of a motion brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Thompson and two co-defendants were charged with conspiracy to deliver cocaine, and they were tried together. After Thompson argued unsuccessfully on direct appeal that the court committed reversible error by refusing to give a multiple conspiracies instruction, his co-defendants obtained relief based on the court's refusal to give the same instruction. Thompson filed a § 2255 motion. The government argues that under the "law of the case" doctrine, this court has already determined that the district court committed no error by refusing the multiple conspiracies instruction. Thompson argues that the success of his co-defendants has changed the law of the case and that his case should be re-examined.