Lopez v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES, -v- S5 11 Cr. 1032, 21 Civ. 2698 (PAE) CARLOS LOPEZ, OPINION & Defendant. ORDER PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge: This decision resolves a pro se motion by defendant Carlos Lopez, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, for relief based on ineffective assistance of counsel from the 14 counts of conviction entered against him following a 12-week jury trial in fall 2014. I. Background A. Indictment, Trial, Sentencing, and Appeal As brief background,1 Indictment S5 11 Cr. 1028 (PAE), along with associated superseding indictments,…