No. 18-9403

In Re Christopher Johnson

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2019-05-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 2255-motion 28-usc-2241 922g-offense binding-precedent circuit-precedent commerce-clause criminal-procedure erroneous-precedent federal-prisoner foreclosed-arguments habeas-corpus post-conviction-relief rehaif-v-united-states statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-06-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal prisoner may file a habeas-corpus petition under 28-usc-2241 to raise arguments foreclosed by binding-but-erroneous circuit-precedent

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ; oo 1. Whether a federal prisoner may file a . ; : petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 ; in order to raise arguments that were foreclosed : _by binding (but United . States v. Smith, 775 F.3d 1262 (11th Cir. 2014), , : circuit precedent at the time of his direct appeal : and original application for post-conviction eae, ' relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, but which are then meritorious in light of a subsequent decision eee, , : overturning that erroneous circuit precedent ? 7 . | 2. Whether the indictment in this case! +s. : improperly omitted a critical element of petitioner's i : : i § 922(g) offense that he knew he was a convicted Lo felon at the time of his possession ?. — : ce . 3. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is facially. : : unconstitutional because it exceeds congressional : authority under the commerce clause ? 7 4. Whether the Great Writ of Habeas Corpus . ; should be granted in light of Rehaif vs United States ? |) : : ' LISTOF PARTIES _[x] All parties appear in the caption of the case on the cover page. [ ] All parties do not appear in the caption-of the case on the cover page. A list of all

Docket Entries

2019-06-17
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
2019-05-01
Petition for writ of habeas corpus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.

Attorneys

Christopher Johnson
Christopher Johnson — Petitioner
Christopher Johnson — Petitioner