I.
Whether the court of appeals erred in denying petitioner's application for a certificate
of appealability to appeal the district court's denial of his motion to vacate his 360
months' sentence under 28.U.S.C. 2255(a), when intervening precedent establishes
that petitioner's 360 months' sentence was imposed in error.
II.
Whether trial counsel adequately failed to argue the lower penalty provisions under
The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (FSA), Pub. L. No. 111-220, 124 Stat.2372, Dorsey U.
United States, 32 S. Ct. 2321 (2012).
III.
Whether trial counsel failed to argue Kimbrough v. United States, 128 S. Ct. 558, 566
(2007) and Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 (2007) which offers crucial guidance on
the extent of sentencing courts' discretion to deviate from the advisory Sentencing
Guideline articulated in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a).
Whether the court of appeals erred in denying petitioner's application for a certificate of appealability