Woodrow Fleming v. United States

In November 1988, petitioner-appellant Woodrow Fleming pleaded guilty to possession of a counterfeit certificate of title for an automobile, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 513(a), and was sentenced principally to 18 months’ imprisonment, three years’ supervised release, and a $25,000 fine. He did not file a direct appeal of his conviction. While still in custody serving out his sentence, Fleming filed two pro se habeas corpus petitions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Both petitions were denied by the district court, and the denials were affirmed by summary order on appeal to this Court. See…