Paul R. Butts v. Eric D. Wilson, Warden
HabeasCorpus
Does the 'saving clause' of 28 U.S.C. §2255 provide an avenue of judicial review for a federal prisoner to claim his actual innocence due to a congressional interpretation of the statute of which he was convicted under prior to Congress' statements of intent?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. Does the "saving clause" of 28 U.S.C. §2255 provide an avenue of judicial review for a federal prisoner to claim his actual innocence due to acongressional" interpretation of the . statute of which he was convicted under prior to Congress’ statements of intent? In other words, does the Court still “consider it the priviledge of habeas corpus entitles the prisoners to a meaningful opportunity to ~ demonstrate that he is being held pursuant to the erroneous application or interpretation of the relevant law c?i" Boumedience v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723, 779 (2008) inter quote omitted). . II. May a federal prisoner rely on a Congressional decision . of statutory interpretation which was previously unavailable ; : , or unknown at the time of or before his initial §2255, to file under the "saving clause"? : 7 . | vi