Legal Opinion
Melo v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 15, 2011No. 11 Civ. 1592 (VM), 07 Cr. 1150 (VM)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
VICTOR MARRERO, District Judge.
Petitioner Manuel Melo (“Melo”) brought this pro se motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (“§ 2255”) to vacate, set aside, or otherwise correct his sentence. Melo is serving a sentence of 130 months of imprisonment following convictions for conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, attempted Hobbs Act robbery, and aiding and abetting the use, carrying, or possession of a firearm in furtherance of attempted Hobbs Act robbery. Melo contends that his sentence must be vacated because, among other things, he was denied his Sixth Amendment right, to…
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