No. 18-5756

Shondolyn Rochelle Blevins v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-discretion jury-instructions
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)

I) Did the District Court abuse its discretion when it denied the Petitioner's 2 USC. 2255 Motion without an Evidentiary hearing?

Has the denial of a COA also Erroneous?

1) Was the Petitioner deprived of effective Assistance of Counsel on Direct Appeal and during the Motion to Suppress?

3) Did the District Court Jury Charge, Jury Instructions and Indictment Misconstrue the Law? If so did this Misconstruement of Law deprive the Petitioner of a fair trial, a Unanimous Jury Verdict and cause the Petitioner to be under age of Conviction for a Non-existent Offense?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the District Court abuse its discretion when it denied the Petitioner's 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion without an evidentiary hearing?

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2017-12-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 24, 2018)

Attorneys

Shondolyn Rochelle Blevins
Shondolyn Rochelle Blevins — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent