Mathews v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 18-CR-124 (JPO) -v- 22-CV-1713 (JPO) LEONARD MATHEWS, Defendant. OPINION AND ORDER J. PAUL OETKEN, District Judge: Petitioner Leonard Mathews brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Proceeding pro se, Mathews seeks relief from his conviction for using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, in violation of

18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i), (ii), (iii) and 2. Mathews argues that the predicate crime of violence, assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of…