Legal Opinion
United States v. Straker
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 10, 2017No. Criminal Action No. 06-102 (JDB)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge
Petitioners Anderson Straker, Wayne Pierre, Ricardo De Four, Zion Clarke, Kevin Nixon, and Kevon Demerieux were tried and found guilty of two offenses: conspiracy to commit hostage taking, and hostage taking, resulting in death. They were sentenced to concurrent terms of life imprisonment on each count, followed by five years’ supervised release. After, exhausting their direct ■ appeals, petitioners have now filed, motions to vacate their sentences pursuant to 28 U.S.C. .§ 2255, claiming ineffective assistance, of their former trial…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
- United States v. Richard SuarezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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