Alicea v. United States

MEMORANDUM

EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.

Table of Contents

I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY.463

II. LEGAL STANDARD .464

III. DISCUSSION.465

A. Ground 1: Failure to Advise of the Right to Testify .465

1. Evidence Supports the Quantity Determinations.466

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Antoine Alicea (“Petitioner”) is a federal prisoner incarcerated at FCI-Elkton in Lisbon, Ohio. Petitioner filed a pro se petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. In his petition, he makes numerous claims that his trial counsel was ineffective. For the reasons that follow, the Court will…