Legal Opinion

Demontaye Lamar Jones v. United States of America

District Court, N.D. Alabama

Decided May 11, 2026No. 2:24-cv-08021Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION DEMONTAYE LAMAR JONES, ] ] Movant, ] ] v. ] Case No.: 2:24-cv-8021-ACA ] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ] ] Respondent. ] MEMORANDUM OPINION Movant Demontaye Lamar Jones filed a

28 U.S.C. § 2255

motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence, making three explicit claims: (1) the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the firearms charges to which he pleaded guilty violated the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution (“Claim One”); (2) trial counsel was ineffective for failing to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. BruenSupreme Court of the United States · 2022
  4. Freeman v. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008

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