United States v. Merise

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Criminal Action No. 06-42-1 (JDB) LESLEY MERISE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Lesley Merise moves to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, arguing that the Court failed to consider his deportable status at sentencing, that his trial counsel was ineffective, and that his plea was made unknowingly and unintelligently. Mot. Under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence by a Person in Federal Custody (“Mot. to Vacate”) [ECF No. 53] at 13–16.1 For the reasons that…