Legal Opinion
United States v. Durant
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 26, 2026No. Criminal No. 1992-0405Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LYNDON ANTHONY DURANT, Petitioner, Criminal Action No. 92-00405 (AHA) Civil Action No. 25-03217 (AHA) v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. Memorandum Opinion Lyndon Anthony Durant moves to vacate his conviction for conspiring to distribute cocaine on the ground that his lawyer failed to advise him of the immigration consequences of pleading guilty. The government responds that Durant’s motion is untimely, that Durant cannot obtain relief because he is not in custody, and that Durant has not shown his lawyer was ineffective. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Chaidez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- United States v. Ron MorrisonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Emanuel W. SimpsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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