Legal Opinion

Cruz v. United States

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided May 31, 2024No. 3:23-cv-00942Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT XAVIER CRUZ, Petitioner, v. No. 3:23-cv-942 (VAB) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. RULING AND ORDER ON MOTION TO VACATE, SET ASIDE, OR CORRECT SENTENCE On August 24, 2023, Xavier Cruz filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus, moving to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f)(1). Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence, ECF No. 5 (Aug. 24, 2023) (“Mot.”). For the following reasons, the motion to vacate, set aside, or correct Mr. Cruz’s sentence is DENIED. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  3. Ben Gary Triestman v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  4. Smith v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. MacHibroda v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962

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