United States v. Cabiness

MEMORANDUM

EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On December 1, 1999, Ray Cabiness (“petitioner”) was sentenced to 171 months imprisonment following his conviction for carjacking, use of a firearm during a crime of violence and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On August 10, 2000, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed petitioner’s judgment of conviction and sentence on direct appeal. On April 12, 2001, petitioner filed a pro se motion to vacate, set aside or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (“habeas petition”), which was amended…