Legal Opinion

Burris v. United States

District Court, E.D. Missouri

Decided August 12, 2025No. 4:23-cv-00243Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ROY WILLIAM BURRIS, JR., ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 4:23 CV 243 RWS ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before me on the Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

filed by petitioner Roy William Burris, Jr. with the assistance of counsel. On February 12, 2020, a jury convicted Burris of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine in violation of

21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1).1 ECF 423 in…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Wood v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Johnie Cox v. Larry NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998

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