Carnell v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SCOTT A. CARNELL, Petitioner, v. Civil No. 23-cv-3198-JPG UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Criminal No 18-cr-40066-JPG Respondent. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court on petitioner Scott A. Carnell’s motion to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

(Doc. 1). I. Background In November 2018, the petitioner pled guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute more than 50 grams of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine in violation of

21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a), (b)(1)(B) and 846.…