Supreme Court limits federal prisoners' ability to bring some post-conviction challenges

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Source: CNN

Supreme Court limits federal prisoners' ability to bring some post-conviction challenges

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter
Published 10:31 AM EDT, Thu June 22, 2023

Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a federal prisoner who argued he should be able to challenge his 27-year sentence for firearms possession based on changes in the law since his trial.

The court's decision will make it harder for federal prisoners to bring certain types of post-conviction challenges.

Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the 6-3 opinion in the case. The three liberal justices, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissented.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/22/politics/prisoner-firearms-conviction-case-supreme-court/index.html

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https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-857_4357.pdf

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an hour ago
And we have Jones v. Hendrix.
Amy Howe

an hour ago
It is the final decision of the day.
Amy Howe

an hour ago
Here's the final opinion for today: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-857_4357.pdf
Ellena Erskine

an hour ago
It is by Justice Thomas, and the vote is 6-3. Sotomayor and Kagan dissent; Jackson also dissents.
Amy Howe

an hour ago
This was a case filed by a federal inmate, Marcus Jones, who in 2000 was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison. In 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that the statute under which Jones was convicted requires prosecutors to show that the defendant knew that he was barred from possessing a gun – something that the government did not do for Jones, who contended that he believed that his record had been expunged. The question before the court was whether and how Jones can now challenge his detention when federal habeas corpus laws generally prohibit inmates from filing more than one petition for habeas corpus.
Amy Howe

an hour ago
The court holds that Jones cannot proceed under 28 USC 2241, the general habeas corpus statute.
Amy Howe

an hour ago
Wow, Sotomayor and Kagan issue a joint dissent. That is unusual.
WhatLikeItsHard

an hour ago
Do you have these summaries ready to go, copy and paste?
JerryL

an hour ago
Has Justice Thomas ever ruled in favor of a prisoner, including in habeas cases?!
Justice Thomas
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