Legal Opinion
United States v. Rivera-Niebla
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 24, 2014No. Criminal No. 2006-0007PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge
Before the Court is petitioner Manuel Rivera-Niebla’s motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny the motion.
BACKGROUND
In 1994, Rivera-Niebla was convicted in the Southern District of Florida for three drug-related offenses, and sentenced to a total of 135 months of imprisonment and eight years of supervised release. See United States v. Rivera-Niebla, No. 89-309 (S.D.F1.1994). An alien, he was released from custody and deported in 2000.…
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