Legal Opinion

United States v. Justin Mullinax

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided December 15, 2017No. 17-6894UnpublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

2Per curiam

Justin Mullinax appeals the district court’s order denying his “Sentence Correction Request,” best construed as a 28 U.S.C, § 2241 (2012) petition because Mul-linax sought to challenge the execution of his sentence, See Fontanez v. O’Brien, 807 F.3d 84, 86 (4th Cir. 2015) (explaining that a prisoner generally challenges the execution of a sentence under § 2241), The sentence at issue was imposed in the District of South Carolina, but Mullinax filed his petition while incarcerated in the Middle District of North Carolina,…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rumsfeld v. PadillaSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Hendrickson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2015
  3. David John Miller v. Margaret Hambrick, Warden of the Metropolitan Detention Center and William McCoy U.S. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  4. Jeremy Fontanez v. Terry O'BrienCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015

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  5. Means v. Nanette BarnesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2021

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