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Geneva Kristina Hudson v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-3037 · judgment June 16, 2025
Questions presented
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Must a petitioner alleging ineffective assistance of counsel in advising whether to plead guilty demonstrate a predisposition to pleading guilty as a prerequisite to obtaining an evidentiary hearing on her motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2255?
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Must a petitioner who has alleged a prima facie claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in advising whether to plead guilty, and whose allegations must be presumed true at the pleading stage, rebut allegedly contrary representations from her allegedly deficient trial counsel in order to obtain an evidentiary hearing on her motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2255?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Adam Daniel Zenor
Zenor Law Firm, PLC
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 20 2025Petition DENIED.
- Oct 02 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
- Sep 25 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Sep 11 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 15, 2025)