Legal Opinion
United States v. Goodwyn
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 29, 2011No. Criminal 05-10220-NMGPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
Pending before the Court is defendant’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition and motion to amend.
I. Background
On August 24, 2005, petitioner James D. Goodwyn (“Goodwyn”, also “the defendant”) was charged in a one-count indictment with Distribution of Cocaine Base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On that same date, the government filed an Information pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 851 (“the Information”), giving notice that it would seek enhanced penalties at sentencing based on defendant’s prior conviction. On November 2, 2006, Goodwyn pled guilty to the sole…
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