No. 23-6524

Lynn Richard Norton v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: armed-career-criminal crack-cocaine criminal-procedure drug-quantity due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance obstruction-of-justice sentencing-enhancement sixth-amendment strickland-v-washington
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2024-02-23
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Whether Defense Counsel Jessica McAfee Performance Was Ineffective Assistance Under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984)?

(2) Whether the District Court Error When Calculating Mr. Norton's base-offense level at thirty-two (32) By Attributing to Mr. Norton A drug quantity of at least 150 grams, but less than 500 grams?

(3) Whether The Government had a Duty to file an Enhancement Notice, Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. §851, before Norton's Trial?

(4) Whether The Sale or Delivery of three grams of Crack-Cocaine qualified as serious drug offenses for the purpose of an Armed Career Criminal Enhancement?

(5) Whether The District Court Error When Enhancing Mr. Norton's Sentence two-levels for obstruction of Justice U.S.S.G. §3C1.1.

(6) Whether The District Court Error In Enhancing Mr. Norton's Sentence two-levels Pursuant to U.S.S.G. §2k2.1(b)(6) Use of a firearm in connection with another felony offense?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Defense Counsel Jessica McAfee Performance Was Ineffective Assistance Under Strickland v. Washington

Docket Entries

2024-02-26
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2024.
2024-02-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-11-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 22, 2024)
2023-11-16
Application (23A438) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until December 5, 2023.
2023-11-02
Application (23A438) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 5, 2023 to December 5, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Lynn R. Norton
Lynn Richard Norton — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent