Mata Rodriguez v. United States, No. 11-3297 (10th Cir. 2011)
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Defendant-Appellant Adrian Mata Rodriguez appealed a district court order that dismissed his challenge to the legality of his conviction for possession and distribution of methamphetamine, illegal possession of a firearm, and unlawful reentry. In early 2010, Defendant sold methamphetamine to a police informant in Kansas City, Kansas. Defendant argued that the case against him was based on information from an untested informant who was trying to escape prosecution himself, and therefore unreliable. Upon review, the Tenth Circuit found that Defendant incorrectly brought his action under 28 U.S.C. 2241 instead of section 2255. The district court did not err in failing to construe Defendant's petition as a 2255 motion because it was left to the discretion of the district court to do so.
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