Jackson v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION CIVIL CASE NO. 1:16-cv-00212-MR [CRIMINAL CASE NO. 1:00-cr-00074-MR] RICHARD ALLEN JACKSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) MEMORANDUM OF vs. ) DECISION AND ORDER ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) ________________________________ ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Petitioner’s Motion to Vacate Conviction and Sentence Pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

[CV Doc. 1]1 and the Government’s Motion to Dismiss [CV Doc. 17]. I. BACKGROUND On October 31, 1994, 22-year-old Karen Styles went for a run on a…