JEFFERSON v. United States

NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY TYHEED JEFFERSON, Civil Action No. 21-1272 (SRC) Petitioner, v. OPINION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. CHESLER, District Judge: Presently before the Court is Petitioner Tyheed Jefferson’s motion to vacate his sentence brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (ECF No. 1). The Government filed a response to the motion (ECF No. 6), to which Petitioner replied. (ECF No. 7). For the reasons set forth below, this Court will deny the motion and deny Petitioner a certificate of appealability. I. BACKGROUND In its decision…