Legal Opinion
United States v. Powell
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 16, 2024No. Criminal No. 2022-0293Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. DONTE DEMETRIUS POWELL, Case No. 22-cr-293 (CRC) Defendant. OPINION AND ORDER Defendant Donte Demetrius Powell moves the Court under
28 U.S.C. § 2255
to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence for his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He alleges that he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his lawyer did not inform him of the Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen,
597 U.S. 1
(2022) before he pled guilty. He therefore seeks to withdraw his guilty…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Buck v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
- New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. BruenSupreme Court of the United States · 2022
- Bryan Range v. Attorney General United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2023
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