| 23-5256 |
Joseph Fenelon Cooper v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2023-08-01 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
28-usc-2255 crime-of-violence criminal-procedure elements-clause firearm-conviction johnson-precedent johnson-v-united-states section-2255 successive-petition united-states-v-taylor welch-v-united-states |
Whether a petitioner in a properly filed successive petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 challenging his conviction for possession of a firearm durin… |
| 19-8580 |
Lary James Plumlee v. Isidro Baca, Warden |
Nevada |
2020-06-02 |
Denied |
IFP |
constitutional-law criminal-procedure criminal-statute due-process retroactivity statutory-interpretation substantive-rule supreme-court-precedent teague-doctrine welch-v-united-states |
Whether a state court is required under the federal constitution to retroactively apply interpretations of a substantive criminal statute that narrow … |
| 19-7609 |
Juan Mauricio Castillo v. Isidro Baca, Warden |
Nevada |
2020-02-07 |
Denied |
IFP |
criminal-procedure criminal-statute due-process montgomery-louisiana montgomery-v-louisiana retroactivity state-courts statutory-interpretation substantive-rule welch-united-states welch-v-united-states |
Whether due process requires the states to retroactively apply a decision narrowing the interpretation of a substantive criminal statute |
| 19-7595 |
Rickey Todd Major v. Renee Baker, Warden |
Nevada |
2020-02-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
constitutional-law criminal-law due-process federal-constitution retroactivity state-courts substantive-function supreme-court-precedent welch-v-united-states |
Does the federal Constitution require state courts to apply retroactively decisions that narrow the scope of criminal laws? |
| 19-7491 |
In Re William James Berry Sr. |
|
2020-01-30 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
byford-v-state due-process habeas-corpus montgomery-v-louisiana retroactivity state-court-remedies welch-v-united-states |
Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in concluding that the Supreme Court cases of Montgomery v. Louisiana and Welch v. United States do not require retroa… |
| 19-5882 |
Rome Richard Chacon v. Nevada |
Nevada |
2019-09-10 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
civil-rights criminal-law criminal-statute due-process montgomery-louisiana montgomery-v-louisiana retroactivity statutory-interpretation substantive-rule teague-exception welch-united-states welch-v-united-states |
Whether the federal constitution requires a state court to retroactively apply a narrowing interpretation of a substantive criminal statute |
| 19-5521 |
Steven Michael Cox v. Nevada |
Nevada |
2019-08-08 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
criminal-statute due-process montgomery-v-louisiana retroactivity statutory-interpretation substantive-rule teague-standard welch-v-united-states |
Whether the federal constitution requires states to retroactively apply a decision narrowing the interpretation of a substantive criminal statute |
| 19-5262 |
Eulos Ceasar Knight v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-07-22 |
Denied |
IFP |
armed-career-criminal-act constitutional-error criminal-record due-process guidelines johnson-v-united-states ninth-circuit residual-clause retroactivity sentencing sentencing-guidelines united-states-v-tucker welch-v-united-states |
Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in requiring more than evidence that the sentence 'might have been different' to establish a due process violation und… |
| 19-5124 |
Arthur Durham v. United States |
First Circuit |
2019-07-09 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-924 crime-of-violence criminal-law due-process economic-harm federal-sentencing force-clause hobbs-act johnson-v-united-states retroactivity statutory-interpretation violent-crime welch-v-united-states |
Whether Hobbs Act robbery is categorically a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A) |
| 19-5111 |
Avery Blodgett v. United States |
First Circuit |
2019-07-09 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-U.S.C.-§2113 18-U.S.C.-§924(c)(3) 18-usc-2113 18-usc-924c3 crime-of-violence federal-bank-robbery force-clause johnson-precedent johnson-v-united-states retroactivity statutory-interpretation welch-v-united-states |
Whether federal bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. §2113 is a categorical crime-of-violence under the force-clause of 18-U.S.C.-§924(c)(3) |
| 19-5107 |
James C. Karahalios, Jr. v. United States |
First Circuit |
2019-07-09 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-2113 18-usc-924(c)(3) 18-usc-924c3 bank-robbery categorical crime-of-violence federal-bank-robbery force-clause johnson-v-united-states pharmacy-robbery statutory-interpretation welch-v-united-states |
Whether federal bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. §2113 is a categorical 'crime of violence' under the force clause of 18 U.S.C. §924(c)(3) |
| 18-9521 |
Christopher Anthony Jones v. Nevada |
Nevada |
2019-06-03 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
criminal-statute due-process montgomery-v-louisiana retroactivity substantive-rule supreme-court-precedent teague-exception welch-v-united-states |
Whether due process requires the states to retroactively apply a decision narrowing the interpretation of a substantive criminal statute |
| 18-9501 |
Bruce Mayo Ennis v. Nevada |
Nevada |
2019-05-31 |
Denied |
IFP |
criminal-statute due-process montgomery-louisiana montgomery-v-louisiana retroactivity statutory-interpretation substantive-rule teague-exception welch-united-states welch-v-united-states |
Whether the federal constitution requires a state court to retroactively apply a new interpretation of a substantive criminal statute that narrows its… |
| 18-9436 |
William Edward Branham v. Isidro Baca, Warden |
Nevada |
2019-05-28 |
Denied |
IFP |
criminal-statute due-process montgomery-louisiana montgomery-v-louisiana retroactivity statutory-interpretation substantive-rule teague-exception welch-united-states welch-v-united-states |
Whether the federal constitution requires states to retroactively apply a narrowing interpretation of a substantive criminal statute |
| 18-8027 |
Michael Eugene Sample v. Tennessee |
Tennessee |
2019-02-19 |
Denied |
IFP |
case-remand collateral-review criminal-justice death-penalty death-penalty-sentencing due-process habeas-corpus intellectual-disability judicial-review montgomery-v-louisiana moore-v-texas retroactive-application retroactivity supreme-court-precedent welch-v-united-states writ-of-certiorari |
Does Moore v. Texas apply retroactively to cases on collateral review? |
| 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… |
| 18-7426 |
Terry Lamell Ezell v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-01-16 |
Denied |
IFP |
28-usc-2255 aedpa armed-career-criminal-act burden-of-proof collateral-review constitutional-vagueness johnson-retroactivity johnson-v-united-states procedural-burden retroactivity sentencing-enhancement welch-v-united-states |
Where the sentencing record is silent or unclear on which ACCA clause the court relied, do individuals asserting a Johnson claim bear the burden to pr… |
| 18-7238 |
Antron Edwards v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2019-01-04 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
28-usc-2255 armed-career-criminal-act burden-of-proof civil-rights collateral-review due-process johnson-rule johnson-v-united-states residual-clause retroactivity sentencing-burden-of-proof statutory-interpretation welch-v-united-states |
Whether a § 2255 defendant may prove that his ACCA-enhanced sentence was based on the residual clause through a process of elimination or by surveying… |
| 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… |
| 18-7037 |
Gerald L. Smith v. United States |
Eighth Circuit |
2018-12-14 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
circuit-court civil-procedure civil-procedure-rule-60b-6 criminal-law district-court due-process eighth-circuit habeas-corpus johnson-ii johnson-v-united-states judicial-procedure retroactivity rule-60b sentencing welch-v-united-states |
Whether the district court and Eighth Circuit erred in denying petitioner's true Rule 60(b)(6) motion, when the district court failed to address petit… |
| 18-6989 |
Jessie Lee Smith v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-12-11 |
Denied |
IFP |
acca-sentencing armed-career-criminal-act burden-of-proof collateral-review due-process johnson-rule johnson-v-united-states post-sentencing-case-law residual-clause retroactivity statutory-interpretation welch-v-united-states |
May a § 2255 defendant prove that his ACCA-enhanced sentence was based upon the residual clause through a process of elimination? |
| 18-6583 |
Dionysius Fiumano v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2018-11-06 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
18-usc-1343 criminal-law due-process due-process-notice federal-communications-commission fifth-amendment fraud johnson-v-united-states sentencing-guidelines skilling-v-united-states statutory-interpretation vagueness vagueness-doctrine welch-v-united-states |
Does the undefined element 'scheme to defraud' in 18 U.S.C. § 1343 satisfy Fifth Amendment due process notice requirements? |
| 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… |
| 18-6370 |
Charles Harper v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-10-18 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
28-usc-2255 armed-career-criminal-act burden-of-proof collateral-review due-process elements-clause enumerated-crimes-clause johnson-rule johnson-v-united-states residual-clause retroactivity sentencing-enhancement welch-v-united-states |
May a § 2255 defendant prove that his ACCA-enhanced sentence was based upon the residual clause through a process of elimination? |
| 18-6328 |
Carlton Roland Hunter v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-10-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
28-usc-2255 armed-career-criminal-act burden-of-proof circuit-split collateral-review johnson-rule johnson-v-united-states post-sentencing-case-law residual-clause retroactivity sentencing-enhancement welch-v-united-states |
Whether a defendant in a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 proceeding may prove that his enhanced sentence was based on the now-unconstitutional residual clause of the… |
| 18-5230 |
John Parker Murphy v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2018-07-17 |
Denied |
IFP |
armed-career-criminal armed-career-criminal-act constitutional-error due-process johnson-movant johnson-v-united-states retroactivity sentencing sentencing-error statutory-interpretation welch-v-united-states |
Whether a Johnson movant can show sentencing error when he would not be an Armed Career Criminal if sentenced today |
| 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… |