Legal Opinion

United States v. Davis

District Court, D. Nebraska

Decided February 7, 2008No. 4:01CR3106-1Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

RICHARD G. KOPF, District Judge.

This matter is before the court for initial review of a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside or correct the sentence of the defendant, John E. Davis (filing 451). 1 Davis is serving a life sentence for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and for witness tam pering, plus a consecutive term of 10 years for discharging a firearm in connection with the other crimes.

Davis claims (1) that he received ineffective assistance of counsel regarding the witness tampering and firearm counts because his attorneys…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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