Jones v. United States
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
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…
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