Legal Opinion

Curtis Watson v. United States of America

District Court, S.D. West Virginia

Decided July 7, 2026No. 2:24-cv-00117Unknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON DIVISION CURTIS WATSON, Petitioner, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:24-cv-00117 (Criminal No. 2:18-cr-00279-1) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The Court has reviewed the Petitioner’s March 12, 2024 Motion under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence By a Person in Federal Custody (Document 270), brought on the grounds that his counsel was ineffective in failing to challenge the constructive amendment of Count II, that his counsel was ineffective in failing to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Thomas v. ArnSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Rose v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001

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