Legal Opinion

Pennington v. United States

District Court, E.D. Missouri

Decided July 1, 2005No. 1:03CV133 RWSPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

374 F.Supp.2d 813 (2005)

Douglas Lynn PENNINGTON, Movant,

v.

UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

No. 1:03CV133 RWS.

United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Southeastern Division.

July 1, 2005.

Douglas Lynn Pennington, FCI-Forrest City, Forrest City, AR, pro se.

Abbie Crites-Leoni, Office of U.S. Attorney, Cape Girardeau, MO, for Respondent.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SIPPEL, District Judge.

This matter is before me on Pennington's motion to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255[# 1]. For the reasons set forth below, the motion will be denied.

Background

On March 30, 2001,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. United States v. BroceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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