Legal Opinion

Cintron-Boglio v. United States

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided December 23, 2014No. Civil No. 13-1225 (DRD)Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

DANIEL R. DOMÍNGUEZ, District Judge.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On March 18, 2013, Petitioner Justo L. Cintron-Boglio filed a Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Docket No. 1) arguing that his counsel was ineffective “for not addressing the Fair Sentencing Act at [Petitioner’s] resentencing ... [nor raising] any mitigating factors under 3553 post rehabil*379itation of [petitioner] while incarcerated.” Id. at 15. Petitioner further argues that, as a result, the Court’s sentence was excessive. Id.

On April 22, 2013, the Court referred…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Mathews v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Paul W. Douglass v. United Services Automobile AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  5. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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