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Jackson v. United States
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 28, 2003No. CRIM.95-50029, CIV.00-40020PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO VACATE SENTENCE
GADOLA, District Judge.
Before the Court is Petitioner’s motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Where, as here, the records and files of a case determinatively establish that a petitioner is not entitled to relief, the law does not require, and this Court will not order, an evidentiary hearing for a § 2255 motion. 1 For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny Petitioner’s motion.
1. BACKGROUND
On June 19, 1996, a jury of his peers found Petitioner guilty of one count of conspiring to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 846, one…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- United States v. Luis Anthony RiveraCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Ricardo Arredondo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Culp v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2003