Legal Opinion

Mario A. Foster v. United States of America

District Court, S.D. Illinois

Decided August 24, 2026No. 3:23-cv-02723Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS MARIO A. FOSTER, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 23-cv-2723-DWD ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DUGAN, District Judge: Pending before the Court is Petitioner Mario A. Foster’s Motion under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence. (Doc. 1). Petitioner raises four grounds for relief: (1) ineffective assistance of counsel; (2) improper career offender enhancement; (3) prosecutorial misconduct; and (4) equal protection.1 The Government has filed a response to the…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. McCoy v. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. United States v. Gonzalez-LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 2006

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