Legal Opinion

Marcus Antonio Peterson v. United States of America

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided June 22, 2026No. 3:23-cv-00823Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION MARCUS ANTONIO PETERSON, Petitioner, v. Case Nos.: 3:23-cv-823-TJC-PDB 3:21-cr-48-TJC-PDB UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ORDER Petitioner Marcus Antonio Peterson moves pro se under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

to vacate his conviction and sentence. Civ. Doc. 1.1 Peterson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances for which he received a below-guidelines sentence of 95 months. Peterson now claims that his guilty plea was unknowing and unintelligent because…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010

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