Legal Opinion
Jackson v. United States
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided October 13, 2017No. 1:09–CR–407–DNH–1; 1:16–CV–778; 1:13–CV–930PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID N. HURD, United States District Judge *535I. INTRODUCTION
On June 29, 2016, petitioner-defendant Hosea Jackson ("Jackson" or "petitioner"), proceeding pro se, moved pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct the sentence imposed on him after a jury convicted him of Hobbs Act robbery and of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Among other things, Jackson's filing argued he was entitled to a reduction in his sentence because the Supreme Court's decisions in Johnson v. United States, --- U.S. ----, 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015), and Welch v.…
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