Washington v. United States

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The Second Circuit denied a petition for leave to file a successive motion under 28 U.S.C. 2255 to vacate petitioner's sentence on the ground that the enhanced punishment imposed because of his prior state convictions was unconstitutional in light of Mathis v. United States, 136 S. Ct. 2243 (2016). The court held that Mathis did not announce a new rule of constitutional law and thus petitioner's proposed successive motion was impermissible. View "Washington v. United States" on Justia Law