welch-v-united-states

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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 The question presented is whether a Petitioner in a properly filed successive petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 challenging his conviction for pos…
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 Under the new constitutional rule of retroactivity established in Montgomery v. Louisiana and clarified in Welch v. United States, is a state court re…
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 Under the new constitutional rule of retroactivity established in Montgomery v. Louisiana and clarified in Welch v. United States, is a state court re…
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 Following Welch , 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 1. Did the jury instruction given in his trial for first-degree murder, which deprived the element of premeditation and relieved the state of its burd…
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 1. Under the new constitutional rule of retroactivity established in Montgomery v. Louisiana and clarified in Welch v. United States, is a state court…
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 Under the new constitutional rule of retroactivity established in Montgomery v. Louisiana and clarified in Welch v. United States, is a state court re…
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 Where sentencing is imposed based on misinformation of constitutional magnitude regarding the import of the defendant's criminal record, did the Ninth…
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 1. In three circuits, pattern jury instructions extend Hobbs Act robbery (18 U.S.C. § 1951(b)) to an offense committed by causing fear of harm to inta…
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 1. 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)? 2. Whether…
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 1. 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)? 2. Whether…
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 Under the new constitutional rule of retroactivity established in Montgomery v. Louisiana and clarified in Welch v. United States, is a state court re…
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 Under the new constitutional rule of retroactivity established in Montgomery v. Louisiana and clarified in Welch v. United States, is a state court re…
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 Under the new constitutional rule of retroactivity established in Montgomery v. Louisiana and clarified in Welch v. United States, is a state court re…
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 1. Does Moore v. Texas, 581 U.S. ___, 137 S.Ct. 1039 (2017) apply retroactively to cases on collateral review? 2. Should this Court grant certiorari,…
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 governments 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 (1) the sentencing record is silent or does not clearly establish if the district court relied on the Armed Career Criminal Act's residual claus…
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 In Johnson v. United States, this Court held that the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act is unconstitutional. In Welch v. United States,…
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 The question in this case has arisen with great frequency in the wake of Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015), and Welch v. United States,…
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), WHEN THE DISTRICT COURT FAILED TO ADDRESS PETITIONER'…
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 In Johnson v. United States, this Court held that the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act is unconstitutional. In Welch v. United States,…
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 IN LIGHT OF THIS COURT'S DE…
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 In Johnson v. United States, this Court held that the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act is unconstitutional. In Welch v. United States,…
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 In Johnson v. United States, this Court held that the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act is unconstitutional. In Welch v. United States,…
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 The question in this case has arisen with great frequency in the wake of Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015), and Welch v. United States,…
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 In Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. __, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015), this Court declared unconstitutionally vague the "residual clause" of the Armed Care…