Hodge v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT OSVALDO HODGE, Petitioner, No. 3:22-cv-1534 (JAM) v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR POST-CONVICTION RELIEF Petitioner Osvaldo Hodge seeks post-conviction relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. He claims that his trial counsel was ineffective when he counseled Hodge to enter a plea of guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Because Hodge has failed to plausibly show that his counsel’s representation was deficient or prejudicial, I will deny the motion. BACKGROUND On November…