United States v. Ellis

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Edward Ellis is serving a twenty-five year sentence on a 1990 conviction for the federal crime of knowingly transporting a minor across state lines to engage in illegal sexual conduct. 18 U.S.C. § 2423. The facts underlying his conviction and the procedural history of his case are detailed in this court’s two prior opinions, Ellis v. United States, 313 F.3d 636 (1st Cir.2002) (denying collateral review under 28 U.S.C. § 2255), and United States v. Ellis, 935 F.2d 385 (1st Cir.1991) (affirming on direct appeal of conviction), and in a published district court opinion,…