Legal Opinion
Estevez v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 26, 2009No. Civil Action 07-40043-NMGPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
In this habeas petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, the petitioner, Nicholas Estevez (“Estevez”), requests that this Court vacate or set aside his conviction and sentence based on a number of alleged constitutional infirmities.
I. Background
A. Factual Background
Estevez was indicted on September 13, 2000, and, along with Miguel Padin (“Pa-din”), charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (Count One) and two counts of possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute and distribution of…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Estevez v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2009
- Samboy v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2010