Legal Opinion
Godfrey v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 12, 2017No. CRIMINAL NO. 11-10279-RWZPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
ZOBEL, S.D.J.
Petitioner Christopher S. Godfrey has moved pro se under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his conviction. Docket # 3361. Petitioner Dennis Fischer has separately moved pro se under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his sentence. Docket # 340. Godfrey alleges that his counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to investigate, interview, subpoena, and call nine defense witnesses. Fischer alleges that his counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to conduct discovery or investigate the loss amount proposed by the government. Both request an…
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