Hamilton v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION TYRONE DEXTER HAMILTON, } } Petitioner, } } v. } Case No.: 2:16-cv-08159-RDP } 2:07-cr-00475-RDP-TMP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, } } Respondent. } MEMORANDUM OPINION After pleading guilty to a federal charge of possessing a firearm as a felon, Tyrone Dexter Hamilton received an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). (Docs. # 1, 6). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, Hamilton now moves to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence on the grounds that he should not have…