United States v. Mitchell

MEMORANDUM OPINION

EMMET G. SULLIVAN, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is petitioner Vernard Mitchell’s pro se Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Upon consideration of petitioner’s motion and reply, the opposition response, case record, applicable law, and for the reasons set forth below, Mr. Mitchell’s habeas motion is DENIED.

I. BACKGROUND

Three and a half weeks after his arrest in Northeast Washington, DC, Petitioner was indicted March 24, 2005 on weapons and drug charges. After pretrial motions and continuances by both sides, a five-day jury…