Legal Opinion

Brown v. United States

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided July 28, 2009No. 08 Civ. 8804, 04 Cr. 113 (AJP)PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

ANDREW J. PECK, United States Magistrate Judge:

Pro se petitioner Willie Brown has petitioned under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence of 260 months imprisonment. (See 08 Civ. 8804, Dkt. No. 1: Pet.) Brown asserts that: (1) “Ineffective Counsels’ fundamental, prejudicial, gross negligence & Conflietive Cumulative Errors violated [his] rights” (Pet. ¶¶ 12(A)); (2) ‘Vindictive Prosecut[orial] Misconduct” involving “ ‘spill over’ ” prejudice rendered “his sentence illegal & unfair” (Pet. ¶ 12(B)); and (3) the incorrect offense level was applied in…

2Cases cited64 opinions

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  5. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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