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fe c tiv e ’ to te s t th e le g a lity o f h is d e te n tio n . I d . a t 9 4 5 . W e have hel d thatthe sa vi ng s c l ause on l y app l i es i f the pet i ti on erca n sati sf y three e le m e n ts . 1) thatcl ai m i s bas ed up on a r etroac ti vel y app l i cabl e S up re m e C ou rt de c i s i on; 2) the hol di ng of tha tS upr e m e C our tde c i s i on e s t abl i s he s the pet i ti on erw as conv i ct ed for ano nexi st entoffe nse; and, 3) ci rc ui tl aw s qua r e l y for e c l os e d s uc h ac l a i m a tthe t i m e i tothe r w i s e s houl d ha ve be e n r a i s e d i n the pe ti ti one r ’ s tr i a l , a ppe a l , orf i r s t[ s e c ti on] 2255 m oti on. W o f fo r d v . S c o tt, 1 7 7 F .3 d 1 2 3 6 , 1 2 4 4 ( 1 1 th C ir . 1 9 9 9 ) . T h e s a v in g s c la u s e d o e s n o t a p p ly to e ith e rc la im r a is e d in Q u in n ’s p e titio n . Q ui nn a r gue s tha thi s s e nt e nc e w a s c a l c ul a t e d i n vi ol a ti on of U ni t e d S t a t e s v. B ooke r , 543 U . S . 220, 125 S . C t . 738 ( 2005) , a nd tha thi s c onvi c ti on forus i ng or c a rr y i ng af

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r e tr oa c ti ve l y a ppl i c abl e S upr e m e C our tde c i s i on, V a r e l av. U ni t e d S t a t e s , 400 F . 3d 864, 867- 68 ( 11th C i r . 2005) , Q ui nn c a nnots a ti s f y the f i r s te l e m e ntr e qui r e d for the s a vi ngs c l a us e t o a ppl y t o hi s B ooke rc l a i m . S e c ond, Q ui nn’ s A r thurA nde r s on c l a i m fa i l s be c a us e , a l though A r thurA nde r s on m i ghta ppl y r e tr oa c ti ve l y , A r thur A nde r s on i nt e rpr e t e d s e c ti on 1512( b) a nd i s notr e l e va ntt o s e c ti on 924( c ) , the pr ovi s i on unde rw hi c h Q ui nn w a s c onvi c t e d. I n a ddi ti on, e ve n i f A r thurA nde r s on w a s a ppl i c abl e i n Q ui nn’ s c a s e , Q ui nn’ s c l a i m w oul d s ti l l fa i l be c a us e A r thur A n d e r s o n d id n o t e s tab lis h th a t Q u in n w a s c o n v ic te d o f an o n e x is te n t o f

fe n s e . Q ui nn’ s a s s e r ti on tha the i s notgui l ty of the of fe ns e doe s note s t abl i s h tha tthe o f fe n s e d o e s n o t e x is t. T h e d i sm i ssal o f Q u i n n ’ s sect i o n 2 2 4 1 p et i ti o n i s A F F I R M E D .