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IBRAHIM v. U.S.

No. 09-5052.

661 F.3d 1141 (2011)

Jibril L. IBRAHIM, also known as Grant Anderson, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 29, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosanna M. Taormina , Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause as amicus curiae in support of appellant. With her on the briefs was A.J. Kramer , Federal Public Defender.

Nicholas P. Coleman , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellees. On the brief were Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese, III and John P. Mannarino , Assistant U.S. Attorneys. R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:

A prisoner convicted in D.C. Superior Court may raise a collateral challenge to his sentence by motion in that court, D.C.Code § 23-110(a), but may not apply for a writ of habeas corpus "unless it . . . appears that the remedy by motion is inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of his detention," id. § 23-110(g). Because the Supreme Court has found that the District of Columbia judges' lack of life tenure and...

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