United States v. Lowe

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION United States of America, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) ) v. ) No. 22 CV 1252 ) Chawan Lowe. ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER A jury convicted Chawan Lowe of illegally possessing a firearm, and the Seventh Circuit upheld his conviction and sentence. See United States v. Lowe,

2 F.4th 652

(7th Cir. 2021). Lowe challenges his conviction and sentence in a collateral attack under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, arguing that his attorney rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance by failing to: (1) communicate…