United States v. Zapata, No. 11-1127 (10th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CasePro se prisoners Petitioners Arnoldo Zapata and Humberto Galvan both sought a certificate of appeal from the Tenth Circuit to challenge their respective convictions for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Petitioners were tried before a grand jury and sentenced to 235 months' imprisonment for Mr. Zapata, and 121 months for Mr. Galvan. The district court denied both Petitioners' motions to vacate, set aside or correct their sentences. Petitioners contended the district court erred in calculating their sentences. Upon review, the Tenth Circuit concluded that neither Petitioner made a "substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right" and denied their requests for certificates of appealability. The Court dismissed Petitioners' appeals.
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