Legal Opinion

United States v. Robinson

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided December 30, 2016No. Cr. No. 08-10027-MLWPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WOLF, D.J.

Petitioner Marcus Robinson is currently serving a 188-month sentence for being an armed career criminal in possession of a firearm. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 922, 924. He has, pro se, filed a petition to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel both at sentencing for failure to raise certain arguments and after sentencing for failure to file a notice of appeal. He has also moved to amend his petition to include a claim under Johnson v. United States, — U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015).

*145For the reasons stated…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Erickson v. PardusSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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