Legal Opinion

Delon Echols v. United States of America

District Court, S.D. Illinois

Decided July 23, 2026No. 3:24-cv-02421Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS DELON ECHOLS, Petitioner, v. Case No. 24-CV-02421-SPM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER McGLYNN, District Judge: Petitioner Delon Echols, a former federal inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute, Indiana, filed a Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (Doc. 21).1 Within his Motion, Petitioner raises various claims of ineffective assistance of counsel (“IAC”).

Id.

For the reasons set forth below, the Petition is DENIED. RELEVANT FACTS…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Massaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Tennard v. Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Mayle v. FelixSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

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