Laveal David Jones v. United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION LAVEAL DAVID JONES, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:25-cv-00648-SRC ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) ) Respondent. ) Memorandum and Order Laveal David Jones asks the Court to set aside, correct, or vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. He argues that his counsel was ineffective during plea negotiations in two different ways. First, he claims that counsel failed to challenge the lack of evidence supporting his carjacking conviction. And second, he claims that counsel failed to challenge his conviction under

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