Legal Opinion

Marcus Hahn v. Bonita Moseley

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 24, 2019No. 18-6283PublishedCited by 138 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GREGORY, Chief Judge:

Petitioner-Appellant Marcus Hahn appeals the final order of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Because Hahn's current sentence stems from faulty arithmetic based on a now-obsolete scheme of statutory interpretation, we conclude that Hahn's petition meets the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 2255(e), the savings clause. We therefore reverse the district court's order and remand with instructions to grant Hahn's writ of habeas corpus.1

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. In Re James Davenport and Sherman NicholsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  4. Callanan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Rice v. RiveraCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010

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3Cited by138 opinions

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  4. In re: Randolph McNeillCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2023
  5. Albritton v. WardenDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2021

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