Legal Opinion

Davis v. United States

District Court, E.D. Tennessee

Decided April 11, 2023No. 3:22-cv-00406Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE RAYNARD DAVIS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Nos.: 3:22-CV-406-TAV-JEM ) 3:10-CR-53-TAV-DCP-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner Raynard Davis has filed a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

(“§ 2255 motion”) [Doc. 505; Case No. 3:22-cv-406, Docs. 1, 2]1 and two motions to appoint counsel [Case No. 3:22-cv-406, Docs. 6, 10].2 In his § 2255 motion, petitioner presents several claims regarding the validity of his sentence and the effectiveness of his counsel at…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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