Legal Opinion
Raphael Donnell v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 26, 2014No. 12-3465PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Raphael L. Donnell of violating 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846 by conspiring to distribute ecstacy. We affirmed his conviction and 240-month sentence on direct appeal. United States v. Donnell, 596 F.3d 913, 919-21, 925-26 & n. 5 (8th Cir.2010), cert. denied, — U.S.—, 131 S.Ct. 994, 178 L.Ed.2d 831 (2011). Donnell then moved to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 arguing, inter alia, that the ineffective assistance of his appellate counsel resulted in our affirming an improper career-offender sentencing determination. See U.S.S.G. § 4Bl.l(a). The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Muscarello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Juan D. Hernandez v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Abramski v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
- United States v. DonnellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
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3Cited by24 opinions
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