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Troy v. United States

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided October 2, 2012No. Criminal No. 07-40028-FDSPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTION UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2255

SAYLOR, District Judge.

This is a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct a sentence by a person in federal custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.1 *174Petitioner Roxanne Troy seeks to vacate her sentence on the grounds that she received ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of her Sixth Amendment rights. She contends that her trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective because counsel failed to move to dismiss her indictment before trial for violations of the Speedy Trial Act. For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Zedner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. United States v. Efraim Natanel A/K/A Efriam NatanelCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  5. David v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. United States v. BurdulisDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2016
  2. United States v. SalamonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2016

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