No. 23-6524

Lynn Richard Norton v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal crack-cocaine criminal-procedure drug-quantity due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance obstruction-of-justice sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment strickland-v-washington
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2024-02-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Defense Counsel Jessica McAfee Performance Was Ineffective Assistance Under Strickland v. Washington

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED : (1) Whether Defense Counsel Jessica McAfee Performance Was Ineffective Assistance Under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. : 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984)? (2) Whether the District Court Error When Calculating Mr. Norton's base-offense level at thirty-two (32). By Attributing to Mr. Norton A drug quantity of at least 150 grams, but less than 500 grams? (3) Whether The Government had a Duty to file an Enhancement’ Notice, Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. §851, before Norton's Trial? (4) Whether The Sale or Delivery of three grams of Crack-Cocaine qualified as serious drug offenses for the purpose of an Armed Career Criminal Enhancement? (5) Whether The District Court Error When Enhancing Mr. Norton's Sentence two-levels for obstruction of Justice U.S.S.G. §3C1.1. (6) Whether The District Court Error In Enhancing Mr. Norton's Sentence two-levels Pursuant to U.S.S.G. §2k2.1(b)(6) Use of a firearm in connection with another felony offense? ~i

Docket Entries

2024-02-26
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2024.
2024-02-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-11-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 22, 2024)
2023-11-16
Application (23A438) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until December 5, 2023.
2023-11-02
Application (23A438) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 5, 2023 to December 5, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Lynn R. Norton
Lynn Richard Norton — Petitioner
Lynn Richard Norton — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent