Legal Opinion

Freeman v. United States

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided October 4, 2024No. 8:22-cv-01355Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION LAWRENCE XAVIER FREEMAN, Petitioner, v. Case No.: 8:22-cv-1355-CEH-AAS Case No.: 8:17-cr-465-CEH-AAS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. / ORDER Lawrence Xavier Freeman moves under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

to vacate his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, for which he serves a 180-month sentence. He challenges his enhanced sentence as an armed career criminal. Binding circuit precedent forecloses Freeman’s claims. I. Background A two-count indictment charged Freeman with possession of a firearm…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Borden v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2021
  3. Cedric Eagle v. Leland LinahanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
  4. Michael Turner v. Warden Coleman FCI (Medium)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
  5. United States v. Tywan HillCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015

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