HabeasCorpus
Whether a conviction under Colorado Revised Statute for a controlled substance offense can serve as a predicate for career offender designation under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, despite broader statutory language
1. Whether a conviction under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-18-406(2)(b)@), (ID(C) can serve as a predicate “controlled substance offense” for career offender designation under USSG §§ 4B1.1(a), 4B1.2(b), even where the statute criminalizes conduct broader than the USSG definition of a “controlled substance offense.” 2. Whether this Court should resolve an apparent Circuit split between the Tenth and Eighth Circuits as to whether a conviction under Colo. Rev. Stat. (D(C) can serve as a predicate “controlled substance offense” for career offender designation under USSG §§ 4B1.1(a), 4B1.2(b). 3. Whether this Court should take the opportunity to decide an important federal question — Whether a Section 2255 applicant can challenge a sentence derived from an incorrect guideline calculation caused by ineffective assistance of trial counsel at sentencing, even after this Court’s decision in United States v. Beckles. 2