Legal Opinion

United States v. Sitzmann

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 9, 2012No. Criminal No. 2008-0242Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on a pro se motion by defendant Gregory Sitzmann requesting that the Court find that his attorney provided ineffective assistance of counsel during a hearing that was held on August 16, 2011. The government opposed the motion, and it was discussed at a status conference held on February 1, 2012. Mr. Sitzmann subsequently filed a response to the government’s opposition and later supplemented his motion with additional facts. For the reasons discussed below, the motion will be denied. 1

Mr. Sitzmann identifies two…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. United States v. MezzanattoSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. George Lindstadt v. John P. Keane, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001

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