In the case of Lawrence W. Nelson AKA Zikee v. United States (2008), Nelson, a federal prisoner, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C §2241 challenging his sentence as it was enhanced based on prior convictions that he claimed were constitutionally invalid. The district court dismissed his petition and the Sixth Circuit affirmed this decision stating that such claims can only be raised in a motion to vacate sentence under 28 U.S.C §2255 unless an exception applies which allows recourse to §2241. The Supreme Court denied certiorari review without comment or dissent from any justices, thereby upholding the lower courts' decisions and reinforcing that prisoners generally cannot use habeas corpus petitions to challenge their sentences if other remedies are available.

The dissenting opinion in the case of Lawrence W. Nelson AKA Zikee v. United States, 2008 is not available or does not exist. The Supreme Court denied certiorari for this case without providing an accompanying written explanation or dissenting opinion from any justice on the bench at that time. Denial of certiorari means that the Supreme Court decided not to hear this particular appeal, leaving intact the decision made by lower courts - in this instance, upholding Nelson's conviction and sentence related to drug trafficking charges.