Legal Opinion

Taylor v. United States

District Court, N.D. Texas

Decided December 1, 2020No. 3:16-cv-02151Unknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION DONTA TAYLOR, § § Movant, § § No. 3:16-cv-02151-O v. § No. 3:11-cr-00014-O-1 § UNITED STATES of AMERICA, § § Respondent. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Movant Donta Taylor, a federal prisoner, filed a pro se motion to vacate, set-aside, or correct sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. For the following reasons, Taylor’s § 2255 motion is denied. Background In 2011, Taylor pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of

18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e). Taylor also had several prior…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  3. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  4. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  5. Welch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016

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