United States v. Cisneros

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 18 C 736 ) ALAN CISNEROS, ) Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM ORDER Alan Cisneros filed this petition for relief from his sentence on narcotics distribution charges. He contends that the court erred in making its own finding, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he obstructed justice, and that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to make this argument and for failing to advise him of the consequences of his guilty plea. As explained…