PENN v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) v. ) Criminal No. 12-240 ) Civil Action No. 19-37 JESSE NATHANIEL PENN, JR., ) Judge Nora Barry Fischer ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION In this case, Defendant Jesse Nathaniel Penn, Jr. (“Penn”) moves pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

to vacate, set aside or correct his conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and sentence of 204 months’ incarceration. (Docket Nos. 201; 208). Specifically, Penn claims that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel…