Legal Opinion
McGahee v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 2008No. Criminal Action No. 03-788. Civil Action No. 07-2398PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BUCKWALTER, Senior District Judge.
Presently before the Court are Gary McGahee’s (“Petitioner’s”) Motion to Vacate Sentence Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, and the Government’s Memorandum of Law in Opposition. For the reasons stated below, Petitioner’s Motion to Vacate is GRANTED.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Procedural History
On July 8, 2005, Petitioner was convicted of attempted possession of heroin with intent to distribute and conspiracy to commit robbery. He was represented at his trial by George Henry Newman. Prior to sentencing, Petitioner requested and received appointed counsel by the…
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