Legal Opinion
In Re: William Hunt
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 18, 2016No. 16-14756-JPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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William Hunt seeks to file a second or successive 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion based on Johnson v. United States.1 In Johnson, the Supreme Court held that the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) is unconstitutionally vague. Hunt claims that his 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) conviction for using a firearm during a crime of violence is invalid under Johnson because it arose under that section’s residual clause, which is similar to the ACCA’s residual clause. Specifically, he argues that his conviction is based on an offense — armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- United States v. Calvin MatchettCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
- In re: Cary Michael LambrixCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
- Travis Beckles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. Warren Travis GoldenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
- United States v. Michael St. HubertCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019
- Elio Exposito v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019
- Juan Mercado v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
- Norman v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2019
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