Cherry v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS BERNARD L. CHERRY, ) Petitioner, vs. Case No. 3:20-cv-136-DWD UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. MEMORANDUM & ORDER DUGAN, District Judge: Before the Court is Bernard L. Cherry’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. In January 2021, the Court appointed a Federal Public Defender to represent Cherry and file either an amended petition or a motion to withdraw. (Doc. 5) In March, Cherry’s counsel filed a motion to withdraw, stating that he could find no non-frivolous basis for Cherry’s…