Cole v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA WESTERN DIVISION JAMES CLIFTON COLE, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) ) Case No. 7:19-CV-8030-SLB vs. ) Crim. Case No. 7:03-CR-214-SLB- ) JEO-1 ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This case is currently pending before the court on petitioner James Clifton Cole’s pro se motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (Doc. 5).1 Mr. Cole raises multiple grounds for relief, asserting that his guilty plea was invalid, that his counsel was ineffective, that he was improperly convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c),…