Legal Opinion

Velazquez-Malave v. United States

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided June 16, 2020No. 3:17-cv-01493Unknown

1Opinion

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO FELIX M. VELAZQUEZ-MALAVE Petitioner, Civil No. 17-1493 (ADC) v [Related to Crim. Nos. 13-426, 15-540 (ADC)] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Félix M. Velázquez-Malavé (“Velázquez” or “petitioner”) filed a pro se petition to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, an amended 2255 motion and several supplemental filings. ECF Nos. 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11. The government filed an opposition. ECF No. 22. For the reasons explained below, the Court DENIES the petition and petitioner’s claims are DISMISSED with…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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