Webster v. Lockett

1 Citing case

  1. Webster v. Caraway

    761 F.3d 764 (7th Cir. 2014)   Cited 14 times
    Noting that § 2241 is available if there was a change in the law that applies retroactively, the law shows that the prisoner received an illegally high sentence, and "otherwise would be impossible to implement the Supreme Court's intervening decision"

    The district judge saw nothing “inadequate or ineffective” about § 2255, which Webster had been able to use to obtain a decision by the Fifth Circuit about his mental condition. Webster v. Lockett, 2013 U.S. Dist. Lexis 161375 (S.D. Ind. Nov. 13, 2013). The judge thought that a prisoner's own failure to present evidence does not demonstrate statutory inadequacy or ineffectiveness.