Topic
Every decision we've filed under Habeas Corpus - Federal Prisoner (28 USC 2255).
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a 168-month prison sentence for a defendant convicted of transporting a minor for sexual activity. The court rejected arguments that the sentence was substantively unreasonable and declined to address an ineffective assistance of counsel claim on direct appeal.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed in part and dismissed in part a federal prisoner's appeal of a denied Section twenty-two hundred fifty-five motion. The court held that the appellant failed to prove his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance regarding plea negotiations on mandatory minimum sentences.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a federal prisoner challenging his sentence. The court found that the prisoner failed to show that reasonable jurists could debate the district court's ruling on his constitutional claims.
The First Circuit affirmed the sentence of a registered sex offender convicted of attempting to entice a minor and transfer obscene material, rejecting claims of prosecutorial misconduct, ineffective assistance of counsel, and substantive unreasonableness.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the convictions of Claudia Carolina Monroy-Ramirez for transporting unauthorized aliens and related conspiracy charges. The court declined to address a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel on direct appeal, directing the defendant to raise that issue in a separate habeas corpus proceeding.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a petition for a writ of error coram nobis. The panel held that the appellant failed to provide valid reasons for not challenging the restitution order earlier and offered only conclusory allegations.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the imposition of restitution on resentencing but vacated and remanded the specific amount for further proceedings.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Michael Townes's complaint seeking relief from civil disabilities arising from his federal conviction. The court held that Townes lacked Article III standing and that his claims were premature under the rule established in Heck v. Humphrey.
The Eighth Circuit denied an application for authorization to file a second or successive habeas motion. The court held that the petitioner's claim regarding his career-offender sentence was not successive because it arose from a recent expungement of prior convictions.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed in part and dismissed in part the appeal of a defendant who pled guilty to wire fraud conspiracy. The court enforced an appeal waiver in the plea agreement while finding the guilty plea valid and dismissing ineffective assistance claims that did not conclusively appear on the record.