Legal Opinion

Madgett v. United States

District Court, S.D. Illinois

Decided April 6, 2021No. 3:19-cv-00630Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS GEORGE D. MADGETT, Petitioner, v. Case No. 19-CV-630–NJR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ROSENSTENGEL, Chief Judge: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner George D. Madgett’s Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

(Doc. 1). For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied. BACKGROUND I. Underlying Criminal Case On July 19, 2016, Madgett was indicted on one count of possession of a weapon by a felon in violation of Title

18, United States Code, §…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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