Legal Opinion

Sandoval v. United States

District Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided July 21, 2022No. 4:21-cv-04157Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ROCK ISLAND DIVISION GUSTAVO RUVALCABA SANDOVAL, ) ) Petitioner-Defendant, ) ) v. ) Case Nos. 18-cr-40067 ) 21-cv-4157 ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent-Plaintiff. ) ORDER AND OPINION SARA DARROW, Chief U.S. District Judge: Now before the Court is Petitioner Gustavo Ruvalcaba Sandoval’s Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence Under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

(d/e 74). Sandoval argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel, resulting in a higher sentence than he believes he should have received. For the reasons…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010

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