Legal Opinion

Carson v. United States

District Court, S.D. Illinois

Decided April 15, 2020No. 3:18-cv-01424Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WALLACE CARSON, Petitioner, v. Case No. 18-CV-01424–NJR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ROSENSTENGEL, Chief Judge: Pending before the Court is a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence under 28 U.S.C § 2255 filed by Petitioner Wallace Carson (“Carson”) (Doc. 3). In his petition, Carson claims he was unlawfully induced into entering a plea agreement, improperly charged by the prosecution, and incorrectly subjected to double jeopardy and denied effective assistance by counsel (Id.). For…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Massaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Tennard v. Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Clay v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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