Legal Opinion

United States v. Blackson

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided February 15, 2017No. Criminal No. 2004-0128PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, United States District Court

Joseph Blackson filed a pro se motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See Def.’s Mot. Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence [Dkt. 1268]. For the reasons explained below, the Court will deny the motion.

I. BACKGROUND

The motion arises from a long and complicated set of criminal convictions after a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) into a group of drug dealers in D.C. known as the…

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