United States v. Cervantes

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JUAN CERVANTES, ) ) Defendant-Petitioner, ) ) No. 22 C 833 v. ) ) Judge Virginia M. Kendall UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff-Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Juan Cervantes pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. (Dkt. 7 at 2). Cervantes moves to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (Dkt. 1). He argues that his appointed pretrial counsel’s ineffective…