Lawton v. United States

MEMORANDUM

ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.

Cornelius A. Lawton (“Lawton”) brings this motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. I will hold an evidentiary hearing solely regarding the ineffective assistance of counsel claim based on a failure to appeal. For the following reasons, I will deny the remainder of the claims advanced in Lawton’s motion.

I. Background

On April 21, 1998, Lawton was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344, and…