Legal Opinion
Mejia v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 29, 2010No. 10 Civ. 5293(VM), 01 Cr. 0150(VM)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
VICTOR MARRERO, District Judge.
Pro se petitioner Bienvenido Mejia (“Mejia”) filed the instant petition, received by the Court on June 2, 2010, in which he seeks to vacate, correct or set aside his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (“§ 2255”). He alleges ineffective assistance of counsel in connection with his conviction and sentencing following his entry of a guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. For that offense he was sentenced by this Court to a term…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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