Legal Opinion

United States v. Hamilton

District Court, E.D. Kentucky

Decided March 7, 2018No. Criminal No.: 6:15-cr-39-GFVT-REW-2; Civil Action No.: 6:17-cv-223-GFVT-REWPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, United States District Judge

This matter is before the Court upon Magistrate Judge Robert E. Wier's Recommended Disposition (also known as a "Report and Recommendation," or "R & R") [R. 240] on the motion to vacate [R. 210] filed pro seby Brian Hamilton, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The motion was fully briefed, and, on November 9, 2017, Judge Wier appointed CJA counsel to represent Hamilton on his motion. [R. 221] An evidentiary hearing was held on December *35815, 2017. [R. 230.] Judge Wier issued his R & R on January 22, 2018, recommending that the Court grant Hamilton…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Thomas v. ArnSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. United States v. W. R. Walters, United States of America v. Two Hundred Sixty-Two FirearmsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981

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