Smith v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IAMESSMITH =—SSsS*=~CS : 13 Cr. 0889 (RMB) Petitioner, : 20 Cv. 6844 (RMB) -v- □ DECISION & ORDER UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. penne eee nen □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ On or about August 24, 2020, James Smith (“Smith” or “Petitioner”) filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Smith had been sentenced on July 27, 2016 for conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841, and discharging a firearm in furtherance of the two conspiracies…