Hines v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT UNITED STATES No. 3:05-cr-118 (SRU) v. No. 3:16-cv-1044 (SRU) CRAIG HINES RULING ON SECTION 2255 AND FIRST STEP ACT MOTIONS Craig Hines (“Hines”), a prisoner currently incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary Coleman II in Sumterville, Florida, has moved to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

and also requests to be resentenced under the First Step Act. For the reasons that follow, I deny Hines’s habeas petition and grant his First Step Act motion regarding his request for a resentencing. I.…