Legal Opinion
Akosa v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 22, 2002No. 01 CV 601(ILG)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GLASSER, District Judge.
Petitioner Asare Akosa (“Akosa”), proceeding pro se, has filed a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 seeking to vacate his judgment of conviction and sentence. On December 3, 1998, Akosa was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, possession of heroin with intent to distribute, conspiracy to import heroin, and importation of heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841, 846, 952, 960 and 963. On February 18, 1999, this Court sentenced Akosa to 235 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release.
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