Legal Opinion

Levence Simpson v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 10, 2013No. 13-2373PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

Levence Simpson was convicted of drug offenses and sentenced to 240 months’ imprisonment, which the district court found to be the statutory minimum. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). We affirmed. 337 F.3d 905 (7th Cir.2003). Simpson filed and lost a collateral attack under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, in which he contended that his lawyer had furnished ineffective assistance. 2006 WL 1305239, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27409 (C.D.I11. May 9, 2006), application for certificate of appealability denied, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59450 (C.D.I11. Aug. 22, 2006). Three years later he filed a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Alleyne v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  3. Schriro v. SummerlinSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Tyler v. CainSupreme Court of the United States · 2001

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3Cited by52 opinions

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  3. United States v. Thomas ReyesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2014
  4. In re: PayneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
  5. In re MazzioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014

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