ALSTON v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION NICHOLAS ALSTON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 2:16-cv-00016-JMS-DLP ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) Order Discussing Motion for Relief Pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

And Denying a Certificate of Appealability Petitioner Nicholas Alston filed this motion for relief pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

challenging the enhancement of his sentence. The Court previously denied his motion for relief, but then vacated that ruling to permit him to present an argument under Mathis v. United States,

136 S. Ct. 2243

(2016). For…