United States v. Oliver

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

RUFE, District Judge.

On December 6, 1995, following a three-day jury trial before the Honorable Lowell A. Reed, Jr., of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Petitioner Andre Oliver was convicted of two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951. Judge Reed subsequently sentenced Petitioner to twenty years imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release. This case is now before this Court on Petitioner’s Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. 1

I. Factual Background and Procedural History

Peti…