Cline v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE RICKY WILLIAMS CLINE, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Nos.: 3:21-CV-177-TAV-DCP ) 3:14-CR-160-TAV-DCP-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner Ricky Williams Cline has filed a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, as well as a request for the appointment of counsel to represent him in this § 2255 proceeding [Doc. 102; Case No. 3:21-cv-177, Doc. 1].1 In his motion, petitioner presents one claim—that his guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary in light of the Supreme…