United States v. Abney
| Docket Number | 14-3074 |
| Decision Date | 05 February 2016 |
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United States v. Palmer, 15-3006
...within ninety days. Fair Sentencing Act, Pub. L. No. 111-220, 124 Stat. 2372, 2372, 2374, §§ 2, 8 (2010); see United States v. Abney , 812 F.3d 1079, 1084 (D.C. Cir. 2016).In Dorsey , the Supreme Court held that the more lenient mandatory minimum penalties of the Fair Sentencing Act applied......
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United States v. Aguiar
...States v.Aguiar , 82 F.Supp.3d 70, 74, 76 (D.D.C. Feb. 12, 2015) ; 28 U.S.C. § 2255(b). As the court resolved in United States v. Abney , 812 F.3d 1079, 1086–87 (D.C. Cir. 2016), our review of the denial of a § 2255 motion on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel is de novo. See U......
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United States v. Cross
...or that "no sound strategy posited by the [opposing party, here the government] could have supported the conduct." United States v. Abney, 812 F.3d 1079, 1087 (D.C. Cir. 2016) (quoting Thomas v. Varner, 428 F.3d 491, 500 (3d Cir. 2005) ) (alterations in original).When evaluating counsel's p......
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United States v. Lee, 17-3039
...limitations, U.S.S.G. § 5D1.3 (2015 & 2016) ; defense counsel is presumed to be familiar with the Guidelines, United States v. Abney , 812 F.3d 1079, 1089–90 (D.C. Cir. 2016). If there were any confusion or ambiguity, Lee offers no reason why clarification could not have been sought from th......
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Sentencing
...a favorable proposed amendment that benefits your client even though it has not yet become effective, see, e.g., United States v. Abney, 812 F.3d 1079 (D.C. Cir. 2016). For example, it may be persuasive with the sentencing court in applying an ambiguous guideline, as evidence of the Sentenc......