Legal Opinion

Sidney Smith v. United States of America

District Court, M.D. Tennessee

Decided August 2, 2026No. 3:23-cv-00530Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION SIDNEY SMITH, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 3:23-cv-00530 ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Sidney Smith pleaded guilty to drug trafficking (count one), possessing firearms as a convicted felon (count two), and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime (count three). The Court sentenced Smith to 156 months’ imprisonment on count one and 60 months on count two, to run concurrently, followed by a consecutive 60 months on count three, for a total sentence of 216…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. United States v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2019
  5. New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. BruenSupreme Court of the United States · 2022

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