Legal Opinion

Napper v. United States

District Court, W.D. Tennessee

Decided October 14, 2021No. 1:16-cv-01023Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION JESSY NAPPER, Petitioner, v. No. 1:16-cv-01023-JDB-jay UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ORDER DENYING CLAIM, DENYING § 2255 PETITION, DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DENYING LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS On August 13, 2021, the Court held an evidentiary hearing on the sole remaining claim in this case (the “Evidentiary Hearing”). (Docket Entry (“D.E.) 64, 67.)1 For the following reasons, the claim is DENIED. BACKGROUND In 2009, a federal grand jury sitting in the Western District of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Lafler v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 2012

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