No. 19-8325

Qais Hussein v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-04-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability criminal-procedure habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-agreement plea-bargaining section-2255 sentencing sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-05-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is it reasonably debatable that Qais Hussein was deprived the effective assistance of counsel where his defense attorney failed to object to any insinuation that the plea agreement stipulated to a loss amount and failed to object to the government's failure to recommend a reduction of three levels for acceptance of responsibility?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented | , . Is it reasonably debatable that Qais Hussein was deprived the effective assistance of counsel where his defense attorney failed to object to any insinuation that the plea agreement stipulated to , . a loss amount and failed to object to the government's failure to : recommend a reduction of three levels for acceptance of responsibility? . . ; -1 7 . ee . we r a PARTIES TO THE. PROCEEDINGS BELOW . . ST : Petitioner, who was the Appellant seeking the Certificate of Appealability in order to appeal the denial of a § 2255 motion, is Qais Hussein. ; Respondent, who was the Appellee in the proceedings below, is the United States of America. -2 se

Docket Entries

2020-05-18
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-04-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-12-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 21, 2020)

Attorneys

Qais Hussein
Qais Hussein — Petitioner
Qais Hussein — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent