Legal Opinion

Rivera v. United States

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided September 16, 2024No. 8:21-cv-03001Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION JOSHUA A. RIVERA, Petitioner, v. Case No.: 8:21-cv-3001-CEH-UAM Case No.: 8:15-cr-337-CEH-UAM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. / ORDER Joshua A. Rivera1 moves under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

to vacate her convictions for Hobbs Act robbery, using a firearm during a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, for which she serves a 560-month sentence. She challenges her sentence and claims she received ineffective assistance of counsel. And, she proposes an additional challenge to the Court’s jury…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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