Newsome v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION ) ROBERT NEWSOME, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 1:20-cv-01050-STA-jay ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) ) ORDER DENYING § 2255 PETITION, DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DENYING LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS Petitioner Robert Newsome has filed a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence (the “Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (ECF No. 1.) For the following reasons, the Petition is DENIED. BACKGROUND In January 2017, a federal grand jury sitting in the Western…