Legal Opinion
Royer v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 2, 2018No. 1:16-cv-621 (LMB); Crim. No. 1:03-cr-296-1 (LMB)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Leonie M. Brinkema, United States District Judge
Before the Court is movant Randall Todd Royer's ("movant" or "Royer") Motion to Vacate Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 [Dkt. No. 842]. For the reasons that follow, Royer's motion will be granted.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual Background
On June 25, 2003, a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned an indictment [Dkt. No. 1] charging Royer and ten other defendants1 with a number *723of offenses, all arising out of their preparations for violent jihad overseas and, with respect to some defendants including Royer, their travel to Pakistan to train with…
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