Legal Opinion
Jordan v. United States
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided June 7, 2016No. 1:12-CV-00557 EAW; 1:07-CR-00019 EAWPublished
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
ELIZABETH A. WOLFORD, United States District Judge
INTRODUCTION
On June 14, 2012, Petitioner Martell Jordan (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition pur*333suant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. (Dkt. 404).1 Petitioner seeks to vacate his conviction and sentence on the ground that he was denied effective assistance of counsel by attorney John P. Pieri, Esq. (Id. at 4-6). Petitioner claims that his attorney incorrectly advised him as to his mandatory minimum sentence if convicted at trial and, on the basis of this incorrect information, persuaded Petitioner…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Lafler v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Greer v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- George Lindstadt v. John P. Keane, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
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