Legal Opinion
Ramirez v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 12, 1997No. 96 Civil 6953 (PKL); 95 Criminal 259 (PKL)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LEISURE, District Judge:
Pro se petitioner, Jesus Ramirez, filed the instant petition for relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Ramirez seeks a reduction of his sentence on the basis that he was subjected to enhanced penalties for crack cocaine possession due to ineffective assistance of counsel. For the following reasons, petitioner’s motion is denied.
BACKGROUND
In an indictment dated March 29, 1995, Ramirez was charged with three counts of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841. On September 21,…
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