CORTES-MORALES v. HASTINGS

No. 13-13659.

827 F.3d 1009 (2016)

Jorge CORTES-MORALES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Suzanne R. HASTINGS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 27, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Todd Burnette , Walter W. Davis , Ashley Frazier Heintz , Joel Langdon , Jones Day, Atlanta, GA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

James C. Stuchell , R. Brian Tanner , Edward J. Tarver , U.S. Attorney's Office, Savannah, GA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before WILLIAM PRYOR, ANDERSON, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.


This appeal involves an effort by petitioner Jorge Cortes-Morales, convicted and sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm, to invalidate his sentence on the ground that he no longer qualifies for a mandatory sentencing enhancement. Cortes-Morales brings this petition pursuant to 28 U...

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