Legal Opinion

Robert Woods v. United States of America

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided June 1, 2026No. 7:25-cv-06292Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ROBERT WOODS, Movant, OPINION AND ORDER -against- 25-CV-06292 (PMH) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 20-CR-00626 (PMH) Respondent. PHILIP M. HALPERN, United States District Judge: Robert Woods (“Woods”) moves pro se under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence (the “Petition”). Woods argues that his counsel provided constitutionally ineffective assistance because he: (1) failed to object to aggravated assault being treated as a predicate act for his racketeering conspiracy charge; (2) failed to object to the…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  4. Ben Gary Triestman v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  5. Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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