Legal Opinion
Hough v. United States
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided April 11, 2016No. 1:12-CV-0945 EAW; 1:89-CR-0115EAWPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
ELIZABETH A. WOLFORD, United States District Judge
INTRODUCTION
On October 5, 2012, Petitioner Donovan Hough (“Petitioner”), proceeding pro se, filed a petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. (Dkt.210).1 Petitioner seeks to vacate his conviction and sentence on the grounds that he was denied effective assistance of counsel by attorneys Carl Dobozin, Esq. and Alan D. Goldstein, Esq. (Dkt. 211 at 1-3). Petitioner claims that his attorneys failed to “give any advi[ce] concerning the acceptance of a plea bargain.” (Id. at 9).
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