Legal Opinion

Fairley v. United States

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided January 8, 2004No. CRIM. 94-50015-07. No. CIV. 03-40082PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION TO VACATE SENTENCE

GADOLA, District Judge.

Before the Court is Petitioner’s motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Where, as here, the records and files of a case determinatively establish that a petitioner is not entitled to relief, the law does not require, and this Court will not order, an evidentiary hearing for a § 2255 motion. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny Petitioner’s motion.

I.BACKGROUND

On June 22, 2000, pursuant to a Rule 11 plea agreement, Petitioner pled guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. MacHibroda v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Miller v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Spooner v. JacksonDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2004

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