Legal Opinion
Dawkins v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 2016No. 16-2683PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Per curiam
John Dawkins has filed an application pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3), seeking authorization to file a successive motion to vacate under § 2255. Dawkins, who was sentenced as a career offender, wants to challenge his sentence under Johnson v. United States, — U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015), which held that the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(B)(ii) is unconstitutionally vague. We assume for purposes of this opinion that Johnson also invalidates the *550similar residual clause in the career-offender guideline.
Dawkins was convicted of bank…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
- In Re James Davenport and Sherman NicholsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Royce Brown v. John F. CarawayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- Anthony Alexander v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- United States v. Ronald PeppersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2018
- Holt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
- In re ConzelmannCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017
- United States v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
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