Legal Opinion

Armstrong v. United States

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided March 28, 2005No. 2:99-cv-00603PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SANCHEZ, District Judge.

Michael Armstrong asks this Court to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, asserting ineffective assistance of counsel during trial, sentencing and appeal and a Blakely 1 claim regarding sentencing enhancement. In three Motions to Supplement his 2255 petition, Armstrong adds two more plaints about the ineffective assistance of trial counsel and asks this Court to apply Shepard v. United States, — U.S. —, 125 S.Ct. 1254, 161 L.Ed.2d 205 (2005), to his sentencing. For the reasons that follow, Armstrong’s Motions to…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. United States v. OliverDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2005

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