Thomas v. USA - 2255

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Criminal No.: ELH-10-082 v. Related Civil No.: ELH-19-410 BARRY THOMAS, Petitioner. MEMORANDUM OPINION This post-conviction case pits the principle of judicial finality against the precept of justice. The government advocates for finality. But, under the circumstances attendant here, finality must yield to justice, the hallmark of our legal system. Barry Thomas, Petitioner, was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) and was sentenced as a career offender to 235 months of imprisonment (i.e., 19 and a half…