Legal Opinion

Willits v. United States

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided April 26, 2016No. Case No. 2:15-cv-785-FTM-33CM; 2:04-cr-100-FTM-33CMPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

VIRGINIA M. HERNANDEZ COVINGTON, UNITED STATES . DISTRICT JUDGE

This cause is before the Court on John David Willits’ 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, set aside or correct an allegedly illegal sentence (hereinafter “motion” or “motion to vacate”). (Doc. cv-1; cr-67). The Magistrate Judge appointed the Federal Public Defender’s Office to represent Willits in this matter. (Doc. cr-60).

Willits seeks to have this Court resen-tence him based on Johnson v. U.S., — U.S. —, 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015) (The Armed Career Criminal Act’s residual clause is unconstitutional).

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  2. Welch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. Griffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Greenlaw v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  5. United States v. Juan Pimienta-Redondo, United States of America v. Alfredo PupoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. GRANT v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2025
  2. Hartsfield v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2022

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