Legal Opinion
Ramsey v. United States
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 17, 1978No. 76 C 3651PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ROBSON, Senior District Judge.
This cause is before the court on its own motion that petitioner show cause why his amended Section 2255 motion should not be dismissed. The cause is also before the court on petitioner’s Rule 35 motion to modify his sentence. For the reasons hereinafter stated, petitioner’s amended Section 2255 motion is dismissed, and his Rule 35 motion to modify his sentence is denied and dismissed.
THE AMENDED SECTION 2255 MOTION
BACKGROUND
Petitioner, Lester Ramsey, was convicted by a jury of conspiring to buy and sell heroin, the late Judge Richard W.…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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