Thomas v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK : DWAYNE THOMAS, : : 17cv781 Petitioner, : 12cr174 : -against- : MEMORANDUM & ORDER : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : : Respondent. : : : WILLIAM H. PAULEY III, Senior United States District Judge: Petitioner Dwayne Thomas moves to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. For the following reasons, Thomas’s petition is denied. BACKGROUND On May 2, 2013, a jury in this District convicted Thomas of the following crimes: conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1951(b)(1); two counts…