Court Opinion

ID: 2665247
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2014-04-04 07:26:16.003249+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:23:02.702009
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E_,c»_zi_eiai'on T_ V\.»’ind;~‘.<_)r ("P€’eitiorzer"), am inznate presczzt}y' c=:snf‘:_r;s:<'i :1'1 ihs .f\iiezz‘sv<')<)d
Uzz_iiecé ;‘§€z~;tc:<: ii*e':zs`.?.z:ni'ia;“_v, W}'zite fi}e:<=:r._ Pcazrz::y'i'x'zu:aia i_"‘?jSP~./-‘_\._ilera‘.>»'<)<)d"), initiaieci i'ixis`;)r@ se
b;zb<:;z:~; c<>:';')u:a pcvi'i'iioz) pursuz'm.t w 28 U,§§.(,`. § EZ-'fii. _E*etiti.<.zner has disc :=;ui?)xniiterj an ir~z_fé‘))”)zza
j)¢zz;lr;,=s.=;'.»".z' '<).p;:»}i¢:;a.i§oz_z ‘w'izici: wi}i be g;r'<'zrztezj. (A`if)c>c. 21 Nanzézd as Re;»'po.ndc‘.nt is I_.`.='L*§ji’».»‘\lEc-:n‘,».~'o<)d
`Vv’:z:_xi¢::z I\`;. ?vi;zz'€.ir:_<::.'¢:,

Vv'inr
€§.` {2) counts of

pa).@_:scs::;ic>;'; <_)i" a §E_rcann during a crime of v§<')§e:aar¢: or s;iangeroz;s <,)i’§’¢:azse, and cm'zfyixzg a pi 3103

with¢,)'uz'. az ?iczzn.'~_:e." {Dc>c. 1, il _‘5.) 911 Ju':ze §_'_7.’., §99§'§, Wimds<)r x’.fas s<:)~.i<-:nced to a _€"<')rty' {40) year
10 §i£":? z'¢:rn_z c_)l"i_nepz“isc»zzrzze:ni'.‘
in asa ;>=zzccza‘zzpazaj/ing su'ppori'ixzg ineznorzir;d‘czzzz, Petitionez' states thai 2a Iinz¢;:§y' ap})¢:zzi of his
ar:_zrz'~zi»‘:.ti.¢.?)'n was §'il<->d ufith the D.  (ffoe,zri' c'i`d.fx_p_pszais 09 july I,O, 19§?8. (_;D¢_)z:. 3 at p. 4’).
Wiwz':ds=;)r :1§.€,0 §n<.ii<:~<'zt¢;:s that a c;<)uazs=:§c~:d i?~`e§~.»;ra‘s;zry' §4. ZGO{? p<)si'~conx/'ictic>n m:.)'li<)z: ;)uzfsuan.t 10
§f).(f.". €f.`.<)ci.c § 23»1£€) was filed with the trial ¢;:¢311:“:.3‘ fm April 24, 1»`5€)€)(3, Pcf,ii'i<;)ner ;'zzzr‘p<)'rf.c:d.€y'
aiis<;¢;)\;crc:§ “"'¥.§121€'<:z:z'tain,poz't§on{_sf of 1116 m'iai ;')rc)c<;f:dizags ami ex"‘i.c}c»:r_a‘ti;z:'y' ru§ingss" xv:::r<: missing
i°r<_>;xz i*h_»;: “Lra.n:s:;ri;zt. {_j_§. al p. 51 'i"h¢: n'zis.<,:ing u'iai iranse:z'§pt issue was subsec;u¢_nr!j/ brought m
rim zai;tes,:ii<.zz: o'i`b<)th the trial <;Qrzri' and the Coz.z_rt of Appe:als. {§c;i_.).
Acc<'zrziiizizz_.>, to ‘J‘»’i;'zd's<)'r, his § 234 `Z.G zu<)'£io;: was denied without a hcarizzg by ihs iria§

cr_)u;;'i ma Ja,rz,uz),zi;~f '24, Z{H}l. €_'_f_i“i§ova§'ng submission of a sz:ppiemeni'al brief
and <)ra§ a'rge;uz:azn'¥,, “z§ae: Couz“€ of ,»'-‘ap;)ezzi.<; "‘zii"f.`:z‘z'r)ed am the nzerits;"’ but :rerrza,n.s;~;i£`xzi ~att@'zr;;)i m oh'i'a,in tim mis$iz:g pc):*i.i<).r: of 1136 tz'zz.nscript/'recos~d," Peiitioner Eled a
pin se ':n<)i'§<'>ra i'<_:~ rc:c;:'.»i§l the mandate on I\/Izn'<;h `§9, 2099 {1_£§.) 'I`he ,E".`»‘.CT. C¢31':1'tei' l’.¢i, '.?,i}€`)f%`?, he ?iied 21 'ri'io'lion ii`<)r reiiea'i'iz_zg wi?.ii the D‘C. Ceu'r“r €)i`z~\.p;)ez':.!s \;s'hieh is

:ii')_;:‘s.i'e;_iii_y :¢:i.iii ;;)e.nding before diaz c<)izri.'j'

iii his pending ae:ii_eri, Wir_idser iiiiii;iiiy e§aim_s e_ri_i;.iiien‘ieiif. 10 fedei_‘ai izei')eas eerp‘us rciiei

en die basis that he ‘~vzis denied dies ;:»ifoce.ss die.riz'ig iz_is direct appeai ciue fe die aizserzee ei’ai
c<_):_z::_;_>ietcz iri.zzi recer<;i. {i§. §§ 12__ (;`:R{'BL?ND QNH`). His second ciz'iii’a'i eorit.en¢.is thai the ai\)aiiizz Beard
_i?j;gim);:".;§gg;q__;i;;,;,i___§?_;._;;~_;i__i_<.;, '.EGH'F WL 84655?? ""Z (}’*vi.}f). `E’s. Merciz i€}, ZGG?`}{K<):»:£E<, J,`f). The
pi~:_ixi'isii)n;~; of i`{izie 4 are z=.p;)ii='.:ai_>ie 110  ZZZ~'i~i pei;i€.iens under Ruie i{iz`}). ;_e_§ i’aitezz \r. i»`ersi'ieri,,

49£ i’-'. Sr_:p;_>. 156, i$?.§~§@ {i‘»’i.f§. Pzii i‘.-'Vi%?`). Ruie 4 izreviciczs in pertinemi pz'zri': "ii`ii. piainiy'

3 §§ is zi<;)i¢zci that mii'tep<:»its his recitation of die
prc)eeciiii~zii Zii_s‘i<_i:'j¢ <_i'i'f'iis criminai 

 

S=.;:);)ctt:'s item the ;z<~:t‘it_it)n and atty attached <:x'hibits that tile ;)etittt)nt:x' is t_zt_)t entitled to rt:§i:zf in
the tit'.s:trtct c¢.)'at'é,, the judge nmst <:ii:ttt).tss the petition amd attract the c§er§< to tzotit`y the petttt'oitczr.
ft ;_?)€titit)zt 'rrtzty be di.<_ernisst:d Witht)ttt review of an atts‘.\>»'tzr "`v»'lt,s;':tt the t)¢:iit'ictt is t"ri‘~'oitztt.<;, or
<'»'iz\»'tt)zt:z.l§¢ tztcl»;_i_t;g in ttzet'it_, or w'ltet'e. . . tht: nect:s;s:ar§/ facts can be tteta-rz'tzint:d front the pt%titi\>tiixtg titan his r<:ntt:cty pu.r:=.‘uattt to D.(I.
Ct_)tje. A:,ttt. § 1334 itt is inadequate mr int:t`fe¢:ttve to test the ts:galit,y of tt'z_e: dc»:tcntton." 
_Y_i__t_tjg_t;§, 235 tE"-`c:r the tcntedy
ax'ai§z=tt)ie. to  p‘ri_s,'<)t:.<:r tzztt;ic:r  `23~§. ‘it') is inadequate or ineffective hinges on the statute
c<)nsitit:r:z`ti tetrtt:t_`ttttz Cltait"t)etstm., 392 F. 311 . 2'7”,", 230
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(D.{`,`, Cit". §t‘}*‘é*.'.$`). l\»tcrctz'~'c_r, to z-,zit<)vv a § 2241 t)<:'i,itit)ncr to tile a ttzth@as petition t?nerely `ti»ecat=.se
he already has sought tfe?iet' uttdt:t'  234 t it vt'<)uid obliterate cozttgres:a:§_otz:t? attentpt:: m pr<_)ntt)tc
f"xttzzft'tty itt trrinzina§_ 

't"rie:~,<;trnazt ‘.'. Uzzited Sta:`te:s, 124 t`+`.f§ ` 362 {2""‘ if`.ir. §997), :mr.i in re “Dc>s_'sz't.inw_'_i_;‘t_, 119 }`<`.3&
f?/I~S, ¢~‘§;*f? {3<£ Ct_t. 199'7), adt`t`ccti've. 't`t:tt: legislative ?ittzitat:`;ozts (¢:ithet' the slzttu.tc cf §iznittt.tiit_)ns or

g,ai`tekeepirz.g pi'r)\»'is'iritis outi_i_rieci  at ¢t~§`) cpiaced tt;>oit post cctix/'ieci,iciii rcriiedi_es eirriply do
ti<_i€, rer)cier t,i't=;e re;:i'iecij,' irz_;»itieqats'ic or iriet`t`ecti‘se so as to eutiiorize ptzr:<:uit rif a fecicra.i itebcas
cr;)r;)us ;t»eti€,ioit. Di;)rseinx"ii, `l 19 F._°~.d tit Z:")`i, """_§`t_) tioici r)tth.crvsri:s‘e tt'"ouia., lilly 2§*§, tr*`}‘)`i§`_t(:€c'izai)o_xf, J.:).
E;`iot.ti the 'f£`riests;trari and i}t)rstri_z'i\zi,§ courts heid that the ""insi;icr.;ti;»i`tc and irtct`t`t=:cti\/'t:"
requiretzir:ri€, t'ttitt.s 'rzstituticnai issue sti_tticieri_t: to ai_it)w a petitions-rif to bring ii § 2241 petition to
ciisiieri.ge sr VE:?.€.'_I. cr)tivictioit cr setitence.

Wii_tcisizt' does riot assert that his r)rescrit zictioii is `b;tsed on eititcr' any rice/ly tiisctwered
tzvi_dericc or et straw rate e')i"iziv»' crude rcti'cizictiw'c to cases on coi}_ztt.e'ra§ i'e'viev~'. Uriiike Dorsaiitvii,
?tr'titit_iritzif’s present cisiiris tire not r)reit_iised on any iiitcrx'criiitg ch'<'irige itt substantive fiaw that
wr)tiiri i_ieg;at.c the criminal riztture ct"iiis coitd'oct xvitira respect to ftiis fi`,`t.C. ci;)nx/'icftioii."’ Gri the

cctitrsr'y, the gist ci"`izis action is tii:zt the i:r_ii_nitiai appeal process was irii.tidered time to tire ztiiserice

ot` a coitép`iet_e trial record Ftmcianiezitzii to Dt_irsai'ti'»'_ii_ was tire that that cite petitioner stay

'€ iii 'i`“~‘iez‘ v. Caiit, 533 U`,S, 65£€, 663 i_ 2(3(}1`_)._ the iirtited Statcs Sti;)rczttt: Ceiir't. estzrt)iistied
that 3 treas retire t>t` E,ziw centum t)e retroacti*v'e§;i' e;_);:riicii to treaties ore cci lateral review unless the Cctirt
i'¥,scii£,`h.r)iri.:=, it to irc retroactive

 

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aci'a'::,zi§;\/' be izma)<;<:zit of the cl*izne char@¢:d. in tim casc, Wizzdsor izas failed m raise any claims
ewing E,lmt he xvz'as not in‘»'¢')§v<:a? in the a§iegcd underlying crinzizz:::ff z'zcii_‘aii;y'.

}*-`u';'i?z::z~:'nc»z'€, f§’et.i’;ior;c‘.r ;zc§_<:'zc)v'»'}z=:d.g<:s that iris px'§:s¢:zzt argu:rze=:n€.s were previously raised
in ;z § ?.3»»§ E.{I= :;z'zz_)€'iozz which ‘.v;as aciair::ss€:d by boih the D.£f.`.. Su_p.r:riczz' Corz.rt L`iriai c<)usij and ihs
f).C. {ff<)zz.rt a)i",_-X;);_)eai.e:. B';. at Si(th~.z,re is rm Ein~;itzni@n
10 a pri:»:<_>:::<:r bz'i;a_<.;i:';g a second or succes.~’si‘;s'ic)n, E’<:ii.?.i'<).r;er may net assert his present c?a.i:.ns ‘x.zndcr § 2241. .~'-X.ccor » » » » ~ ~ » ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ » » » » ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ¢ . » » » » ~ ¢ \ ¢ ~ ~ ~ v v w » . » . . . . . < ¢ < = = ¢ ¢ > > » » » ~ ~ - < ¢ e ¢ » » » ~ \ ~ ~ v ¢ ¢ ¢ » » » . » . ~ » ~ . ¢ v ~ q » = = . ..
» = » . . . - < = < ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ > » , . . . ¢ ¢ < < ¢ ¢ ¢ » > , » . - ~ - » < ¢ ¢ » ~ ~ » » \ \ \ ~ \ ~ ~ . . . . » . . . . . . ¢ z v v ¢ » = » » - - - ¢ ¢ ¢ < ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ > > » ~ . ~ . . ¢ ¢ ¢ ~ ~ » » » . ~ ~ ~ . ¢ . ¢ » » » » . . . . ~ ¢ ¢q

AN§'§ N€f`§‘~"v’. to xvii, ihis &`“§Hd,ay' zj)f S‘?)rrnz.< ;:»crzzg)e_r'i.s' 'if`<,):f i'fhs: sale

pr.arp<)s§: of fine i“§§im;; of this ac;iion.

2, "I`}“ze peii.tic)xz. for a 'writ <)i`lz;aba%as corpus is UESMESSE`D WIT}L()E_.?'}`
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4. B:is<:»z.i upon twa (f"o=.:z_rt’s cle:terrnizzai;ion, there  ms basis for the issuance of

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