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22-6497 Timothy Martin Kendrick v. United States Eighth Circuit 2023-01-09 Denied Response WaivedIFP career-offender categorical-approach criminal-law due-process johnson-ruling residual-clause sentencing sentencing-enhancement Does the struck-down 18 USC 924(e)(2)(B)(ii) residual under Johnson(2015) as applied to ACCA equally apply to Mandatory Guideline USSG§4B1.2(a)(ii) Ca…
21-6192 Benjamin Joseph Langford v. United States Eighth Circuit 2021-11-04 Denied Response WaivedIFP due-process habeas-relief iowa-robbery-statute johnson-ruling predicate-conviction residual-clause sentencing serious-violent-felony statutory-interpretation three-strikes united-states-v-johnson Whether Mr. Langford was improperly denied 28 U.S.C. § 2255 relief from his mandatory life sentence
21-5563 William Ferguson v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-09-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-242 18-usc-924c crime-of-violence criminal-procedure davis-ruling due-process johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states predicate-offense section-924c statutory-interpretation united-states-v-davis Whether a defendant's convictions for violating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) should be vacated
20-7792 Ralph Stephen Gambina v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-04-19 Denied IFP career-offender criminal-procedure habeas-corpus johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states mandatory-guidelines residual-clause section-2255 statutory-interpretation timeliness timeliness-provision Whether a § 2255 motion filed within one year of Johnson v. United States, claiming that Johnson invalidates the residual clause of the pre-Booker car…
20-7629 Robert Earl Martin v. United States Third Circuit 2021-04-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-law criminal-law criminal-sentencing johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states legal-precedent residual-clause sentencing statutory-interpretation Whether application of Johnson to the virtually identical residual clause in § 3559(c) does not require a new rule of constitutional law, but merely r…
20-7522 Joshua R. Jones v. United States Sixth Circuit 2021-03-23 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 28-usc-2255 career-offender criminal-sentencing johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states mandatory-guidelines residual-clause section-2255 sentencing-guidelines void-for-vagueness Whether the new rule announced in Johnson v. United States applies to the identical residual clause in the mandatory guidelines, U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2 (200…
20-6969 Barto Edward Usry, Jr. v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-01-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP acca armed-career-criminal-act armed-robbery business-burglary johnson-ruling mississippi-state-convictions resentencing robbery section-2255 sentencing violent-felony Whether Mr. Usry is entitled to resentencing without applying the ACCA
20-6478 Barry Addison Gray v. United States Ninth Circuit 2020-11-30 Denied Response WaivedIFP 28-U.S.C.-§-2255 career-offender career-offender-sentencing-guideline due-process johnson-ruling Johnson-v-United-States residual-clause section-2255 sentencing-guidelines vagueness Are 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motions raising due-process-vagueness challenges to fixed sentences imposed through application of the pre-2005 mandatory career-…
20-6425 Scott Meece v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-11-24 Denied IFP 18-usc-2113 18-usc-924(c) bank-robbery brandishing-a-firearm crime-of-violence dimaya-precedent firearm-brandishing johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states sentencing-review sessions-v-dimaya Whether under this Court's rulings in Johnson and Dimaya, Mr. Meece's conviction and sentence for brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of viol…
20-5927 Gene Michael Diulio v. United States Ninth Circuit 2020-10-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP 28-usc-2255 circuit-split due-process federal-procedure habeas-corpus johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states mandatory-sentencing mandatory-sentencing-guidelines residual-clause sentencing-guidelines vagueness Are 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motions filed within one year of Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015), raising due-process, vagueness, mandatory-sent…
20-5437 Wendell Taylor v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-08-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-procedure district-court fifth-circuit habeas-corpus johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states plea-agreement plea-bargaining post-conviction-waiver section-2255-petition sentencing Whether the post-conviction waiver in Mr. Taylor's Plea Agreement bars him from the relief sought in his Johnson-related § 2255 Petition
20-5432 Michael James Barnes v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-08-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-procedure district-court fifth-circuit habeas-corpus johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states plea-agreement plea-bargaining post-conviction-relief post-conviction-waiver section-2255-petition sentencing Whether the post-conviction waiver in plea agreement bars relief in Johnson-related § 2255 petition
19-7755 Scott Michael Patrick v. United States Ninth Circuit 2020-02-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP 28-usc-2255 career-offender criminal-sentencing johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states mandatory-sentencing-guidelines residual-clause section-2255 sentencing-guidelines void-for-vagueness Whether the right recognized in Johnson applies to the identical residual clause in the mandatory Guidelines
19-7567 Richard Ben v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-02-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-2111 18-usc-924 2nd-amendment crime-of-violence criminal-law dimaya-decision dimaya-vs-sessions due-process firearm-brandishing johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states johnson-vs-united-states sessions-v-dimaya statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent Whether Mr. Ben's conviction for brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence should be vacated
19-7114 Joe Lewis Finley v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-12-31 Denied Response WaivedIFP career-offender-guideline constitutional-vagueness due-process federal-habeas federal-sentencing habeas-corpus habeas-proceedings johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states mandatory-career-offender sentencing statute-of-limitations vagueness Under the statute of limitations applicable to federal habeas proceedings, are habeas petitions challenging sentences fixed by the mandatory career of…
19-6785 Bobbie London, Jr. v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-11-27 Denied IFP career-offender-guideline constitutional-vagueness due-process federal-habeas federal-procedure habeas-corpus habeas-petition johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states mandatory-career-offender-guideline residual-clause statute-of-limitations unconstitutionally-vague vagueness-doctrine Are habeas petitions challenging sentences fixed by the mandatory career offender guideline timely if filed within one year of Johnson v. United State…
19-6718 James Douglas Pridgen v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-11-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP bank-robbery carjacking certificate-of-appealability crime-of-violence crimes-of-violence criminal-procedure due-process johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states ninth-circuit section-924(c) section-924c unanimous-jury Whether the Ninth Circuit wrongly denied the request for a certificate of appealability
19-6686 Darren Kevin Hunter v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-11-20 Denied IFP 28-usc-2255 bank-robbery career-offender career-offender-guideline due-process elements-clause habeas-corpus-review johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states residual-clause section-2255 sentencing timeliness timeliness-standard Whether a § 2255 motion filed within one year of Johnson v. United States, claiming that Johnson invalidates the residual clause of the pre-Booker car…
19-6336 Eddie Jennings v. United States Third Circuit 2019-10-22 Denied IFP armed-career-criminal-act collateral-review criminal-law johnson-ruling mandatory-sentencing new-right retroactive-application retroactivity sentencing sentencing-guidelines vagueness vagueness-doctrine Whether this Court's rulings in Johnson and Welch apply to the residual clause of the career-offender provision of the former mandatory Sentencing Gui…
19-6056 Michael Renee Hernandez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-09-25 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP §-2255 28-U.S.C-2244(b)(4) 28-U.S.C-2255(h) 28-usc-2244b4 28-usc-2255h armed-career-criminal-act federal-prisoner gatekeeping-standard johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states jurisdictional-hurdle sentencing successive-motion Whether a federal prisoner must satisfy a second jurisdictional hurdle under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(4) after securing appellate-court authorization to fi…
19-6054 John Hemby v. United States Third Circuit 2019-09-25 Denied IFP armed-career-criminal-act collateral-review constitutional-vagueness criminal-sentencing johnson-ruling mandatory-sentencing new-right retroactivity sentencing-guidelines vagueness vagueness-doctrine welch-precedent Whether this Court's rulings in Johnson and Welch apply to the residual clause of the career-offender provision of the former mandatory Sentencing Gui…
18-9830 Michael Franklin Einfeldt v. United States Eighth Circuit 2019-06-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2255-petition burden-of-proof criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states residual-clause sentencing sentencing-guidelines violent-felonies violent-felony Whether a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petitioner should be required to affirmatively prove the sentencing court relied on the residual clause
18-9506 Kenyon Raheen Gadsden v. United States Fourth Circuit 2019-05-31 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 28-usc-2255 career-offender constitutional-vagueness criminal-procedure due-process johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states mandatory-guidelines residual-clause section-2255 sentencing sentencing-guidelines vagueness Whether a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is timely under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f)(3) when it claims that Johnson v. United States invalidates the residual c…
18-8799 Robert Gordon Lockwood v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-04-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP bank-robbery bank-robbery-statute categorical-approach crime-of-violence criminal-law descamps-ruling due-process firearms johnson-ruling mathis-ruling ninth-circuit sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court supreme-court-precedent violent-crime Did the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals violate the Johnson, Mathis, Descamps, and Dimaya Supreme Court rulings because Prince confirmed that the Bank …
18-8634 Andrew A. Chavis v. United States Seventh Circuit 2019-03-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-robbery attempted-armed-robbery career-offender crime-of-violence johnson-ruling mandatory-guidelines post-Johnson pre-Booker sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation Whether prior conviction in Illinois for attempted armed robbery categorically qualifies as a crime of violence under the 4B1.1 career offender pre-Bo…
18-7751 Brian Bolton v. United States Sixth Circuit 2019-02-08 Denied Response WaivedIFP career-offender career-offender-guideline collateral-review constitutional-law due-process ineffective-assistance-of-counsel johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states residual-clause retroactivity sentencing-guidelines welch-v-united-states Whether the government's arguments are incorrectly that the Supreme Court's ruling in Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015), is 'procedural…
18-7783 Todd Eugene Cannady v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-02-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP california-penal-code california-penal-code-211 categorical-approach commentary crime-of-violence johnson johnson-ruling residual-clause sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation u.s.s.g.-4b1.2 Can California robbery under California Penal Code § 211 be a crime of violence under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2, where Johnson invalidated the residual clause …
18-7538 Jeffrey Russo v. United States Eighth Circuit 2019-01-24 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act collateral-review habeas-corpus johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states residual-clause sentencing-guidelines statute-of-limitations suspension-clause Whether the 'right' recognized in Johnson v. United States triggers the statute of limitations under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f)(3) for a petitioner seeking t…
18-7086 Alex Joe Hernandez v. United States Tenth Circuit 2018-12-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP armed-career-criminal-act constitutional-retroactivity due-process johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states judicial-interpretation prior-convictions residual-clause sentencing sentencing-error standing welch-v-united-states When a Johnson movant would not be an armed career criminal if sentenced today, how can he show that his sentence is infected with error under Johnson…
18-6548 Salvatore Leone v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-11-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP 28-usc-2255 armed-career-criminal-act collateral-review johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states residual-clause retroactive-effect retroactivity sentencing sentencing-enhancement successive-habeas-motion welch-v-united-states Are federal courts precluded from granting a federal prisoner's successive 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate an illegal sentence based on Johnson wher…
18-6269 Matthew Clayton Lloyd v. United States Tenth Circuit 2018-10-10 Denied IFP 18-usc-2113 18-usc-924(c) armed-bank-robbery bank-robbery crime-of-violence extortion force-clause intimidation johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states physical-force sentencing-review weapon-enhancement Is federal bank robbery a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)
18-6096 Michael Jackson v. United States Eighth Circuit 2018-09-25 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 28-U.S.C.-2255 28-usc-2255 acca armed-career-criminal-act case-law evidentiary-record johnson johnson-ruling predicate-conviction residual-clause sentencing sentencing-enhancement May a court grant a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition challenging a sentence under Johnson when the evidentiary record is silent as to whether the petitioner'…
18-5731 Heather Jo Cox v. United States Sixth Circuit 2018-08-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-rights constitutional-review criminal-justice-reform-act criminal-procedure due-process equitable-tolling johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states second-successive-filing successive-filing successive-petitions vagueness vagueness-doctrine vagueness-standard Did the lower court err in denying relief where this court has recognized robbery/burglary as vague under Johnson?
18-5707 Anthony Curtis Flowers v. United States Eighth Circuit 2018-08-22 Dismissed Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 3-strikes armed-career-criminal-act career-offender due-process due-process,johnson-v-united-states,18-usc-924,18- habeas-corpus johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states section-2255 sentencing sentencing-guidelines Whether the district court deprived Flowers due process
18-5674 Roger Clay Swain v. United States Sixth Circuit 2018-08-21 Denied IFP armed-career-criminal-act career-offender collateral-review due-process federal-sentencing habeas-corpus johnson-ruling mandatory-sentencing-guidelines residual-clause retroactivity section-2255-motion sentencing-guidelines supreme-court-retroactivity timeliness Whether federal prisoners who were sentenced under the mandatory career-offender guideline filed timely § 2255 motions within one year of Johnson v. U…
18-5549 Phillip Anthony Kenner v. United States Sixth Circuit 2018-08-10 Denied IFP 28-usc-2255 circuit-split collateral-review due-process filing-period habeas-corpus habeas-corpus-review johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states retroactive-application retroactivity section-2255 statute-of-limitations statutory-interpretation supreme-court supreme-court-recognition Does Section 2255(f)(3) toll the filing period for a defendant asserting that Johnson applies in a similar situation?
18-5217 Audy Perez v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-07-12 Denied IFP armed-career-criminal-act collateral-review due-process johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states residual-clause retroactivity section-2255-motion sentencing sentencing-enhancement successive-2255-motion successive-habeas vagueness welch-v-united-states Are federal courts precluded from granting a federal prisoner's successive 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate an illegal sentence in light of Johnson w…
18-5126 Jamal Hamilton v. United States District of Columbia 2018-07-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-challenge crime-of-violence due-process johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states residual-clause retroactivity sentencing statutory-interpretation united-states-v-barahona void-for-vagueness Whether the residual clause of 18 U.S.C. 16(b) is unconstitutionally void for vagueness under Johnson v. United States and whether 18 U.S.C. 16(b) can…