Tellado v. United States

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

MARK R. KRAVITZ, District Judge.

This is a difficult case because it places the societal interest in finality of judgments against the possibility of a shorter sentence for the Petitioner, Shawn Tellado. In the end and for the reasons discussed below, the Court believes that the societal interest in finality overcomes Mr. Tellado’s personal interest in a shorter sentence.

Pending before the Court is Mr. Tellado’s Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 [doc. # 1]. On September 10, 2007, Mr. Tellado was sentenced as a career offender…