BRENT v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION SHAWN BRENT, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 1:22-cv-01921-JPH-MG ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER ON MOTION FOR RELIEF UNDER

28 U.S.C. § 2255

Shawn Brent pled guilty to conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and was sentenced to 210 months' imprisonment. Mr. Brent asks the Court to vacate his guilty plea and sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, arguing that he was deprived of his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, the motion…