Legal Opinion

Land v. United States

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided August 23, 2016No. CIVIL NO. 2:16cv252; ORIGINAL CRIMINAL NO. 2:01cr197-1Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM FINAL ORDER

REBECCA BEACH SMITH, CHIEF JUDGE

This matter comes before the court on the Petitioner’s pro se Motion Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence (“Motion”), filed on May 26, 2016. ECF No. 100. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the Petitioner authorization to file a successive § 2255 motion based on Johnson v. United States, — U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015). ECF No. 99. On May 27, 2016, this court ordered the government to file responsive pleadings to the Petitioner’s Motion. ECF No. 101. The government…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  2. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  4. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  5. Welch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016

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