Legal Opinion

DAVIS v. United States

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided July 20, 2023No. 2:20-cv-08265Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY THOMAS DAVIS, Civil Action No. 20-8265 (MCA) Petitioner, v. OPINION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. This matter has been opened to the Court by Thomas Davis’s motion to vacate pursuant 28 U.S.C. § 2255. For the reasons below, the Court denies the motion and denies a certificate of appealability. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND & PROCEDURAL HISTORY On the night of December 1, 2017, East Orange police officers observed an individual, later identified as Davis, standing next to a Chevy Trail Blazer (the “Chevy”), speaking to the Chevy’s driver. PSR…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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