Legal Opinion

Clay v. USA-2255

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided December 19, 2022No. 1:18-cv-00627Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. Criminal Case No. CCB-11-569 ROY LEE CLAY. MEMORANDUM In this post-conviction proceeding, Roy Lee Clay asks the court to do one of four things: (1) vacate his conviction and sentence as violating the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; (2) resentence him under the First Step Act of 2018; (3) grant him compassionate release and reduce his sentence to time served due to his susceptibility to severe infection from COVID-19; or (4) modify his sentence under the compassionate release statute because…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  4. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Massaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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