Legal Opinion

ERLINGER v. United States

District Court, S.D. Indiana

Decided July 12, 2021No. 2:19-cv-00518Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION PAUL ERLINGER, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 2:19-cv-00518-JMS-MJD ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) Order Granting Motion for Relief Pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

Paul Erlinger pleaded guilty in this Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and his sentence was enhanced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). Erlinger now challenges his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. For the reasons explained below, Erlinger's § 2255 motion is granted and Mr. Erlinger is entitled to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Byron Blake v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  5. Jack R. Prewitt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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