United States v. Ashton

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.

Before the Court is defendant Michelle Ashton’s Motion [120] to Vacate Sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Defendant claims that her Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial was violated when the trial judge instructed the jury that the question of materiality was a matter for the court to determine. Defendant moves the Court to vacate her convictions and sentence. Upon consideration of the Motion [120], defendant’s Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion [139], the government’s Opposition [146], the entire record herein, and…