CURRICA v. MILLER

No. 19-7638.

70 F.4th 718 (2023)

Calvin F. CURRICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard MILLER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 14, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Ashley Stewart , GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Andrew John DiMiceli , OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Erica Hashimoto , Director, Nathan R. Hogan , Student Counsel, Appellate Litigation Program, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Brian E. Frosh , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Diaz wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge Gregory and Judge Wynn joined.


Calvin Currica appeals the district court's denial of his habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He claims that his guilty plea wasn't voluntary because he didn't know that Maryland's sentencing guidelines were merely advisory. But a Maryland court denied his request for postconviction relief, finding that he understood...

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