No. 25-5630

Geneva Kristina Hudson v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure evidentiary-hearing habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance plea-bargaining section-2255
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2025-10-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Must a petitioner alleging ineffective assistance of counsel in advising whether to plead guilty demonstrate a predisposition to pleading guilty as a prerequisite to obtaining an evidentiary hearing on her motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2255?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Must a petitioner alleging ineffective assistance of counsel in advising whether to plead guilty demonstrate a predisposition to pleading guilty as a prerequisite to obtaining an evidentiary hearing on her motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2255? 2. Must a petitioner who has alleged a prima facie claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in advising whether to plead guilty, and whose allegations must be presumed true at the pleading stage, rebut allegedly contrary representations from her allegedly deficient trial counsel in order to obtain an evidentiary hearing on her motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2255?

Docket Entries

2025-10-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
2025-09-25
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-09-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-09-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 15, 2025)

Attorneys

Geneva Hudson
Adam Daniel ZenorZenor Law Firm, PLC, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent