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 challenging the timeliness of a federal prisoner's motion to vacate sentence. The court found the appellant failed to demonstrate a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right required to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal by a federal prisoner seeking relief under a motion filed under Section twenty-eight U.S.C. Section two thousand two hundred fifty-five. The court concluded that the appellant failed to make the requisite showing to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Carl William Murdaugh challenging the denial of his federal habeas corpus motion. The court held that Murdaugh failed to make the requisite showing to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed in part and affirmed as modified in part the district court's denial of a federal prisoner's motion for voluntary recusal and his successive habeas motion. The court clarified that while the recusal denial was proper, the lower court should have dismissed the successive motion claims without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion to vacate his sentence. The court held that trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to file a notice of appeal and that counsel was not deficient for failing to object to a supervised release term that did not exceed the statutory maximum.
The Tenth Circuit granted counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California and dismissed the appeal as frivolous.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order prohibiting a convicted sex trafficker from contacting a victim. The appellate court found no abuse of discretion in the lower court's determination that the defendant's attempts to reach the victim served no legitimate purpose.
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 reasonable jurists would not debate the district court's rulings on the prisoner's Fourth Amendment and ineffective assistance claims.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to correct a clerical error in a criminal judgment. The court held that the requested change would constitute a substantive modification rather than a clerical correction under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure thirty-six.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion to vacate his sentence. The court held that trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to argue that a parole condition waiving warrantless searches did not extend to suspicionless searches.