Legal Opinion

Douglas v. United States

District Court, E.D. Tennessee

Decided August 4, 2020No. 1:17-cv-00328Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA SCOTT LADALE DOUGLAS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) No.: 1:17-CV-328 v. ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Judge Collier ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION On November 28, 2017, Scott Ladale Douglas (“Petitioner”) filed a timely pro se motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

on the following grounds: ineffective assistance of counsel; the Court abused its discretion at sentencing; a lesser sentence would have been sufficient for justice; and the Court did not consider all the relevant factors…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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