United States v. Wheeler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION COMAR WHEELER, Petitioner, No. 19 C 4274 v. Judge Thomas M. Durkin UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Comar Wheeler filed a petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. R. 1. A hearing is necessary before the Court can decide the petition. Background Wheeler was tried before a jury on a charge of being a felon in possession of a gun. He testified and admitted that the police caught him in possession of a gun. He explained his possession of the gun by testifying that he had been…