Legal Opinion

Jones v. United States

District Court, W.D. Tennessee

Decided March 31, 2022No. 1:19-cv-01016Unknown

1Opinion

FOINR TTHHEE UWNEISTTEEDR SNT DAITSETSR DICITST ORFI CTTE NCNOEUSRSTE E EASTERN DIVISION WILL JONES, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 1:19-cv-01016-STA-jay ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER DENYING § 2255 PETITION, DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DENYING LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS Petitioner Will Jones has filed a pro se motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence (the “Petition”). (ECF No. 1.)1 For the following reasons, the Petition is DENIED. BACKGROUND In July 2017, a federal grand jury for the Western District of Tennessee returned an indictment…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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