Atkinson v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT November 13, 2024 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk BROWNSVILLE DIVISION SYLVIA P. ATKINSON § § Petitioner § VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:23-CV-140 § UNITED STATES OF AMERICA § ORDER In March 2024, Petitioner Sylvia P. Atkinson filed a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct her sentence, based on 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (Petition, Doc. 1) She alleges that her bribery conviction cannot stand in light of recent Supreme Court decisions. And she raises ten claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, alleging that her lawyers failed to: • secure a plea…