Legal Opinion

Simms v. United States

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided August 9, 2010No. Criminal Case 06-268 (RJL)PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD J. LEON, District Judge.

Pro se petitioner LeVar Simms (“petitioner” or “Simms”) seeks an order vacating his conviction and sentence pursuant 28 U.S.C. § 2255 for the myriad of reasons set forth below. Review of the pleadings, relevant law, and the entire record herein demonstrates that petitioner’s claims are clearly merit less, and therefore, his motion is DENIED. 1

BACKGROUND

Simms was arrested on August 14, 2006, and charged in a three-count indictment on September 12, 2006. 2 After a jury trial before this Court, Simms was convicted of the first count, interstate…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Massaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. HenryDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
  2. United States v. BurwellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
  3. United States v. RushDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
  4. United States v. TurnerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
  5. United States v. LawrenceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011

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