No. 19-6527

Ruben Patrick Valdes v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 28-usc-2255 certificate-of-appealability constitutional-claim criminal-history evidentiary-hearing habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plain-error sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-12-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

was-trial-counsel-constitutionally-ineffective

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED _ 1, WAS TRIAL COUNSEL CONSTITUTIONALLY. INEFFECTIVE FOR: FAILING TO INVESTIGATE, FACT-CHECK, AND OBJECT TO ERRONEOUS INCLUSION OF JUVENILE / PRIORS DURING CRIMINAL HISTORY GUIDELINE CALCULATION? , ia 2. DO THE MERITS OF PETITIONER'S CLAIM WARRANT RELIEF UNDER UNITED STATES V. OLANC, 507 U.S 725, 113 S. CT. 1770, 123 L. Ed. 2d 508; MOLINA-MARTINEZ V. UNITED STATES, 578°U.S , _, 136 S. Ct. 1338, 194 L. Ed 2d 444; ROSALES-MIRELES.V. UNITED STATES,U.S. LEXIS 3690, No. 16-9493 $. Ct. (2018); and MASSARO V. UNITED STATES, 538 U.S. 500, 504, 123 S. Ct. 1690, 155 L. Ed 2d 714 (2003)? a 3. DID THE DISTRICT COURT. COMMIT: PLAIN ERROR WHEN IT IMPOSED A SENTENCE USING AN INCORRECT GUIDELINE RANGE RELYING ON A MISCALCULATION OF CRIMINAL HISTORY POINTS? oo i . Oo 4, DID THE COURTS BELOW ABUSE THEIR DISCRECTION IN DENYING PETITIONER'S 28 U.S.C. §2255 MOTION AND REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY? 5. DID THE COURT OF APPEALS ERR IN AFFIRMING THE DENIAL OF PETITIONER'S 28 U.S.C. §2255 MOTION TO VACATE, SET ASIDE, OR CORRECT SENTENCE WHERE DISTRICT COURT FAILED TO CONDUCT AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING TO RESOLVE FACTUAL DISPUTES?

Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-10-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 6, 2019)

Attorneys

Ruben Patrick Valdes
Ruben Patrick Valdes — Petitioner
Ruben Patrick Valdes — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent