No. 22-6466

Derrick Anthony Stewart v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-01-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split civil-case criminal-case eighth-circuit-appeal ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-precedent predicate-offense sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation supervisory-power
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether trial counsel's failure to utilize existing precedent to challenge the application of a sentencing enhancement pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 851 constitutes ineffective-assistance-of-counsel

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether trial counsel’s failure to utilize existing precedent to challenge the application of a sentencing enhancement pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 851 constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel.

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-01-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 6, 2023)

Attorneys

Derrick Anthony Stewart
Jessica Marie DonelsParrish Kruidenier Law Firm, Petitioner
Jessica Marie DonelsParrish Kruidenier Law Firm, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent