United States Sixth Circuit

A defendant who does not meet the "in custody" requirement of 28 USC 2254 may not attack the constitutional validity of predicate state convictions under the Armed Career Criminal Act in a 28 USC 2255 proceeding.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/15/2001
• Published 08/15/2001

Judges

• Before:  WELLFORD, SILER, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David C. Jack, Wadsworth, OH, for petitioner-Appellee., Gary D. Arbeznik, Asst. U.S. Atty., Cleveland, OH, Karin Hoppmann, briefed, U.S. Dept. of Justice, App. Sec., Crim. Div., Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellant.