Smith v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 14 Cr. 813 (KPF) -v.- 19 Civ. 3137 (KPF) EDWARD SMITH, OPINION AND ORDER Defendant. KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, District Judge: Edward Smith, who is presently housed at the United States Penitentiary in Thomson, Illinois (“USP Thomson”), filed a pro se motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel at trial and at sentencing. Thereafter, with the assistance of counsel, Mr. Smith filed (i) a motion for leave to amend his Section 2255…