Petition of the day
By Maureen Johnston
on Sep 11, 2014
Thepetition of the dayis:
13-1221
Issue: Whether and under what circumstances a federal prisoner may use 28 U.S.C. 2255(e) to seek relief under 28 U.S.C. 2241 when an intervening and retroactively applicable statutory decision of this Court demonstrates that his sentence his unlawful.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Williams v. Hastings
Recommended Citation:
Maureen Johnston,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Sep. 11, 2014, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/09/petition-of-the-day-678/