Source: http://openjurist.org/172/f3d/753
Timestamp: 2015-04-01 17:07:33
Document Index: 612203925

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 2253', '§ 2255', '§ 2253', '§ 2253', '§ 924', '§ 924', '§ 2253']

172 F3d 753 United States v. Gordon | OpenJurist
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172 F3d 753 United States v. Gordon 172 F.3d 753
1999 CJ C.A.R. 2135
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Harry Jamar GORDON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 98-4054.
Bruce C. Lubeck, Assistant United States Attorney, and Wayne T. Dance, Assistant United States Attorney, (Paul M. Warner, United States Attorney, with them on the brief) Salt Lake City, Utah, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Vicki Mandell-King, Assistant Federal Public Defender, (Michael G. Katz, Federal Public Defender, with her on the brief) Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BALDOCK, EBEL, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.*
Defendant Harry Jamar Gordon appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, set aside or correct sentence.1 After denying Defendant's § 2255 motion, the district court did not grant his application for a certificate of appealability ("COA"). Although Defendant did not renew his request for a COA in this court, we construe his notice of appeal as such a request. See Fed. R.App. P. 22(b)(2). Therefore, we must address whether a COA should issue for which, if any, of Defendant's claims. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) ("unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability, an appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals from--... the final order in a proceeding under section 2255").
First, we address whether a COA should issue for Defendant's claims arising from alleged violations of Fed.R.Crim.P. 32. In his § 2255 motion, Defendant argued that the sentencing court violated: (1) Fed.R.Crim.P. 32(c)(3)(A) by failing to ensure that Defendant reviewed the presentence report; and (2) Fed.R.Crim.P. 32(c)(1) by failing to recognize and resolve factual inaccuracies in the presentence report. In order for a COA to issue, Defendant must make "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). Defendant's claims are based, not on constitutional violations, but instead on violations of Rule 32. Defendant argues, however, that a COA should issue, not only for constitutional violations, but also for violations of federal law. In response, the Government argues that the language of § 2253(c)(2) plainly limits COAs to denials of constitutional rights.
In Young v. United States, 124 F.3d 794 (7th Cir.1997), the Seventh Circuit addressed this issue in regard to a Bailey v. United States, 516 U.S. 137, 116 S.Ct. 501, 133 L.Ed.2d 472 (1995), challenge to an 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) conviction. Recognizing that an incorrect application of the terms "use" or "carry" in § 924(c) does not violate any rule of constitutional law, the court concluded that § 2253(c)(2) does not permit a COA to issue