Richard M. Smith v. United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION RICHARD M. SMITH ) ) ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 2:23-CV-00745-RAH ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Pending before the Court is Richard M. Smith’s Motion to Vacate under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

which collaterally attacks his sentence in United States v. Smith, No. 2:19-cr-00122-RAH-JTA (M.D. Ala. Feb. 3, 2022). The Motion will be denied. BACKGROUND On March 12, 2019, Smith was indicted on four counts—conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute a controlled substance (cocaine…