Topic
Every decision we've filed under Habeas Corpus - Federal Prisoner (28 USC 2255).
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Mesuron Taylor regarding his federal habeas corpus motion. The court found that Taylor failed to make the requisite showing to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion to vacate his conviction. The court held that trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to raise specific fraud precedents that were either inapplicable or abrogated by later Supreme Court rulings.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment in a federal drug case involving a guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. The court rejected claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and challenges to the sentencing guidelines calculation.
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 affirmed the criminal judgment against Ricky Grover Aaron while dismissing his appeal regarding funding for an expert witness. The court found that Aaron's guilty plea waived non-jurisdictional defects and that no meritorious grounds for appeal existed under the Anders standard.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal from a federal prisoner seeking relief under the habeas corpus statute. The court held that the appellant failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right required to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court order that reissued a judgment to allow a delayed appeal after counsel failed to file a timely notice. The court held that reissuing the judgment was the proper remedy for ineffective assistance of counsel and did not require a full resentencing hearing.
The Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a federal prisoner challenging his sentence. The court affirmed the district court's rejection of Second Amendment and retroactivity claims.
The Sixth Circuit reversed a district court order reducing a defendant's sentence based on youth and rehabilitation, holding these factors do not constitute extraordinary and compelling reasons under the compassionate-release statute.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion to vacate his sentence under Section twenty-two hundred fifty-four. The court held that attempted armed bank robbery remains a crime of violence under Section ninety-two four C despite the Supreme Court's ruling in Davis.