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· 4/29/2015

Dorian Ragland v. United States

Citations

  • 784 F.3d 1213
  • 2015 WL 1919095

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a petitioner's challenge under Burrage is \a challenge to the validity of his conviction\
  • holding that a petitioner’s challenge un- der Burrage is “a challenge to the validity of his conviction”
  • holding that a petitioner’s challenge un- der Burrage is “a challenge to the validity of his conviction”
  • vacating conviction for drug distribution resulting in death and remanding “with instructions for the district court to enter judgment on the lesser include offense of [drug] distribution”
  • granting § 2255 relief where government conceded that Burrage applied retroactively on collateral review
  • recognizing government’s concession that Burrage applies retroactively

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Judges: Riley, Melloy, Benton

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