Barnes v. USA (TV2)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE LESTER ALLEN BARNES, ) ) Petitioner, ) v. ) No.: 3:16-CV-443-TAV-HBG ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner Lester Allen Barnes has filed a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

[Doc. 1]. At the Court’s direction, the government filed a response [Doc. 16], and petitioner filed a late reply [Doc. 17]. Having considered the pleadings and the record, along with the relevant law, the Court finds that it is unnecessary to hold an evidentiary hearing,1 and petitioner’s…