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Sills v. United States

District Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided March 17, 2020No. 1:19-cv-01059Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION RICHARD L. SILLS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 19-1059-MMM ) Criminal Case No. 16-10049-MMM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is Petitioner’s Amended Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (D. 7.1) For the reasons that follow, Petitioner’s Motion is DENIED, and his claim is DISMISSED. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On January 27, 2017, Petitioner Richard Sills pleaded guilty to three…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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