Legal Opinion
Pena v. United States
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided February 12, 2019No. 17 Civ. 3891 (VM); 09 Crim. 0341 (VM)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
VICTOR MARRERO, United States District Judge
Petitioner Hector Raymond Pena ("Pena") filed a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 2255 (" Section 2255") to vacate, set aside, or otherwise correct his conviction and sentence. ("Motion," Dkt. No. 1.)1 Pena is currently serving a sentence of life imprisonment after a jury found him guilty of three counts of murder for hire in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 1958, two counts of conspiracy to commit murder for hire in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 1958, and three counts of murder *177through use of a firearm during a crime of violence in violation of…
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