Legal Opinion
Robin L. Williams, John Duncan Fordham v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 31, 2013No. 12-10299, 12-10948PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge:
John Duncan Fordham and Robin L. Williams appeal from the District Court’s denial of their habeas petitions, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The District Court denied each of their petitions, holding that their claims were procedurally defaulted, but did not reach the merits. The District Court then granted a certificate of appealability on the procedural de fault issue. Mr. Fordham and Mr. Williams each seek to vacate their convictions and sentences, and we consolidated their appeals for consideration here.
‘We review de novo a district court’s grant or denial of a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Skilling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
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