Legal Opinion

Christopher J. Potter v. Michelle Buckner

District Court, E.D. Missouri

Decided March 31, 2026No. 4:24-cv-00245Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION CHRISTOPHER J. POTTER, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:24-CV-245-ZMB ) MICHELLE BUCKNER, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Petitioner Christopher J. Potter’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, as well as a collection of other motions Potter has filed. Docs. 1, 17–19, 22. Potter seeks to vacate his sentence based on two claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. Because Potter has failed to show that he was prejudiced by his trial counsel’s…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Burt v. TitlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  3. Johnie Cox v. Larry NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  4. Worthington v. RoperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. OrrCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011

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