Blount v. United States

MEMORANDUM

ROBRENO, District Judge.

Before the court is Petitioner Keith Blount’s motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Petitioner was charged by indictment with one count of distributing one kilogram of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).

I. BACKGROUND

Blount was convicted after a jury trial. He was sentenced on November 23, 1999, to 264 months of incarceration, to run concurrently with a state sentence for unrelated conduct. Petitioner took an appeal from his conviction, asserting three claims. He argued that the evidence was…