Topic
Every decision we've filed under Habeas Corpus - Federal Prisoner (28 USC 2255).
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a wire fraud sentence and dismissed an appeal based on a valid plea agreement waiver. The court rejected an ineffective assistance claim because the record was not developed for direct review.
The First Circuit affirmed the defendant's federal convictions but found error in applying a career offender sentencing enhancement. The court held that the enhancement was inapplicable because the prior state conviction did not involve a substance controlled under federal law at the time of federal sentencing.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Louis Charles Younglove for drug distribution. The court held that officers had probable cause for a warrantless arrest and that the district court properly conducted a de novo resentencing.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Charay Lamont Trent for drug trafficking and firearm offenses. The court found no plain error in the district court's handling of the Second Amendment challenge to the firearm conviction.
The Fifth Circuit held that an appeal from a supervised release revocation is not moot when the challenged conditions formed the basis for a subsequent revocation. The court vacated two conditions that were not orally pronounced at sentencing and dismissed the remainder of the appeal as moot.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a federal prisoner's motion to correct plain errors. The court held that Rule fifty-two, subsection b does not apply to district courts and that the motion was untimely or barred as a successive habeas petition.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a habeas motion challenging ineffective assistance of counsel. The court held that defense counsel's concession of guilt to second-degree murder did not constitute structural error under McCoy v. Louisiana.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a federal prisoner seeking relief under Section twenty-eight of the United States Code, Section two thousand two hundred fifty-five. The court denied a certificate of appealability because the prisoner failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a federal prisoner seeking relief under Section twenty-eight U.S.C. Section two thousand two hundred fifty-five. The court denied a certificate of appealability because the appellant failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by David Hill regarding a denial of relief in a federal habeas corpus proceeding. The court ruled that the appeal was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not filed within the required time limit.