Legal Opinion
Mickens v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 16, 1999No. 97-CV-2122 (TCP)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PLATT, District Judge.
Now before the Court is a Motion to Vacate Sentence brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 by petitioner Thomas Mick-ens (“Mickens”). For the reasons stated below, the Motion is denied.
BACKGROUND
On May 23, 1988, an indictment was filed charging Mickens with conspiring to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (one count), and with distributing cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (five counts). On August 29, 1988, a superseding indictment was filed which added several new charges including one count of conspiracy to defraud the United…
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