Jones v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS MICHAEL JONES, Petitioner, v. Civil No. 21-cv-897-JPG Criminal No 18-cr-40077-JPG UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court on petitioner Michael Jones’s motion to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

(Doc. 1). The Government has responded to the motion (Doc. 13). I. Background On March 19, 2019, the petitioner pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine in violation of §§ 846 and 841(a)(1),…