Legal Opinion
Michael Turner v. Warden Coleman FCI (Medium)
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 22, 2013No. 10-12094PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
Michael Turner, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition for a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that his § 2241 petition is cognizable under the savings clause of 28 U.S.C. § 2255 because intervening changes in the law have rendered § 2255 “inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of his detention.” § 2255(e). Specifically, Turner argues that he no longer qualifies for an enhanced sentence pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), because under law passed down since his initial § 2255…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
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