Legal Opinion

SWEENEY v. United States

District Court, S.D. Indiana

Decided December 9, 2021No. 4:20-cv-00170Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA NEW ALBANY DIVISION CHARLES EDWARD SWEENEY, JR., ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 4:20-cv-00170-SEB-DML ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) Order Denying Certificate of Innocence Petitioner Charles Edward Sweeney, Jr.'s conviction for carrying a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), was set aside and his motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

was granted. United States v. Sweeney, 4:92-cr-4-SEB-VTW-1 (Crim. Dkt.); Sweeney v. United States, 4:18-cv-210-SEB-DML (Section 2255 Dkt.). Mr.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2019
  2. Mhammad Abu-Shawish v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  3. Johnnie Savory v. William Cannon, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  4. John A. Betts v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  5. Rigsbee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953

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