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Derrick Lamont Kinchen v. United States of America

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided January 5, 2026No. 2:25-cv-00793Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION DERRICK LAMONT KINCHEN, Petitioner, v. Case No: 2:25-cv-793-JES-NPM Case No. 2:16-CR-116-JES-NPM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court on petitioner’s Motion Under

28 U.S.C. Section 2255

to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence by a Person in Federal Custody (Cv. Doc. #1; Cr. Doc. #71)1 filed on September 2, 2025. The government filed a Response in Opposition (Cv. Doc. #3) on November 19, 2025, and petitioner filed a Reply (Cv. Doc. #6) on December 29, 2025.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Tennard v. Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Harbison v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. San Martin v. McNeilCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011

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