U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Daynel Rodriguez-Penton v. United States
Panel
The judges who heard this appeal.
- Senior Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey
- Senior Judge Jane Branstetter Stranch
- Judge Amul Roger Thapar
Case history
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Oct. 2, 2018decided Decision issued in Daynel Rodriguez-Penton v. United States
Opinions and writings
JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge. *484Petitioner Daynel L. Rodriguez-Penton, a lawful permanent resident from Cuba, appeals the district court's denial of his motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. He argues that…
RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 18a0221p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT DAYNEL L. RODRIGUEZ-PENTON, ┐ Petitioner-Appellant, │ │…
THAPAR, Circuit Judge, dissenting. Being a criminal defense attorney is not easy. You have to deal with the government, which often has the odds and resources stacked in its favor. You have to advise a client, who may not be willing to listen. Sometimes you may have to delve into law far afield from your day-to-day practice-like immigration law. And if you get that law wrong and a court says you were ineffective, you…