Willingham v. USA Do not docket in this case. File only in 4:13-cr-48-3, No. 4:2016cv03270 - Document 4 (S.D. Tex. 2018)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER - Denying 1 MOTION to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence (2255) as to Criminal Case No. 4:13-cr-48 (Defendant No. 3). A certificate of appealability is DENIED. The Clerk of Court is ORDERED TO ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSE Civil Action No. H-16-3270 (S.D. Tex.)....*** Case terminated on 6/11/18. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(sanderson, 4)

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Willingham v. USA Do not docket in this case. File only in 4:13-cr-48-3 Doc. 4 United States District Court Southern District of Texas ENTERED I THE UN I N TED STA TES D I STRI COURT CT FOR TH E SO UTHERN DI STR I OF TEX AS CT HO U STON D I I ON V SI UN I TED STA TES OF A M ERI CA J ALAN W I N GH AM . LLI j j j j j June 12, 2018 David J. Bradley, Clerk CRI I AL A CTI N o.1 -1 48M N ON 4 3- 3 CI I ACTI N o.1 16V L ON 4- 3270 M EM O M N DU M O PI I N A ND O RD ER N O Def endantJ an W ilngham fl d apro s m oton t va e,s a de,orc r hi al li ie e i o cat et si orect s s n e eu e 28U. C. 225 ( k t tyNo. 01 . 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C.j 3 a on c u o nd 3 9, ne ou r r ud n olto 8 S. 43, nd e o nt f a r vae i ntt t f i vi lto of1 U. C.j 1 28 TheCo ts n e e hi t gg a t d de i het n o ai n 8 S. y 0 A. ur e t nc d m o l m ont f ali prs enton D ece be 8,2015,a no appealw aspur ued. 32 hs' eder m ionm m r nd s Dockets.Justia.com D ef ntr s t f l i cl i sf r i i t ss i 2255pr di enda ai es he olow ng a m or elef n hi ecton ocee ng: H ewasam i norpa tci i t c i ea s d ha bee a ar r i pant n he rm nd houl ve n w ded a ûw o-e m i r e r i l vel nor ol educ i 'i lghtoft A m endm ent794 t t ton' n i he o t Se e ng Gui i he nt nci delnes. Tralcouns w asi f tve f f lng t chale t knum be of i el nef ec i or aii o l nge he ç r vi tm s'gui i enhancem e . c i ' delne nt () 3 Tra c uns lwa i fe tve Sn f ii g t c ns twih peii ne il o e s ne f ci t a ln o o ul t tto r i conce ni f lng a a r ng ii n ppeal'des t bei i or ed t hew ihedt ,' pie ng nf m hat s o fl a appeal ie n . 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C. j 37 e tnc e S. 291 nd 8 S. 42. De e nt f nda know i y and vol arl a eest w a vet rghtt a alt c ngl unt iy gr o i he i o ppe he onvi ton ci a d t s ntnc .De e a ti as a r t t U. C.j225 a f dst n he e e e f nd n s lo wa e ha 28 S. 5 for he rghtt cont s or kcola er l a t k' a convi i or s ence afe t i o e t û l t aly tac ' cton ent tr he convi ton or s nt nce has becom e fnal D ef ci e e i . endant know i y a ngl nd vol arl w a vest rghtt cont s hi conviton ors enceby m ea of unt iy i he i o et s ci ent ns any pos- onvi i pr di t c cton ocee ng. ( c e En r No.1 3, 5. Do k t ty 9 p. ) A def ndant sw ai r ofhi r ghtt pur ue r i unders ton 2255 i ge r l e ' ve si o s elef ec i s ne aly enf cea e i t w ai ri bot know i a vol ar Unied St e v.W ike 20 F. or bl f he ve s h ng nd unt y. t at s l s, 3d 6 l 65 ( t Ci.1 4 .Al ghawa ve d snot e l c la e a a tc wh r t 5 , 3 5 h r 99 ) t hou i r oe pr cude o ltr l ta k e e he def ndantalegesi f tve as it e l nef ec i s sance ofcouns t tdie l af e ed t valdiy oft el ha r cty f ct he i t he wai r is for t def ve t el he endant spl a,D ef nda he e does notchalenge t know i or ' e e nt r l he ng vol a y na ur ofhi pl agr m e orw aver See Uniedst esv.Whie,307F. 366, unt r t e s ea ee nt i . t at t 3d 3 ( t Ci. 00 . 43 5h r 2 2) To t contar Def ndant s ow n t tm ony a hi r ar ai e hearng w oul he r y, e ' es i t s e- r gnm nt i d r ut a cl m t thi pl agr m entwai wasi unt y ad unknow i Durng t ef e ny ai ha s ea ee ver nvol ar ng. i he hearng,D ef i enda t tfed on t r d i open cour t t he w as pl di guit nt es ii he ecor n t ha ea ng ly vol arl and no oneha t ea ened orf ce hi t pl guit t no onehad of er unt iy d hr t or d m o ead ly; hat f ed hi a hi i excha m nyt ng n nge f hi guit pl a; t t he w as s ts i wih c or s ly e ha a i fed t ouns ' els r es nt i and t t hi agr m ent c ai epr e aton; ha s ee ont ned a wai of hi rght t appeal or ver s i o c la e al at c hi c n ci n a s n e c . ( k tEntyNo.41 pp. -1 ) Thi o ltr ly ta k s o vito nd e t n e Doc e r 5, 4 2. s Cour f t ound t tDef ndant spl a ofguit w asknowi a vol a y a w ass ha e ' e ly ng nd unt r nd uppored t by an i pe nde ndentba si f .1 , 13.Def si n act d.p. endant ss at m e satr r ai e ûca r ' t e nt ea r gnm nt i r y as r pr um pton ofvert ' W ike 20 F. a 653,and c r gr tw ei i as es i tong es i iy,' l s, 3d t ar y ea ght n s sng t know i and vol a y na ur ofhi pl a w ai . he ng unt r t e s ea nd ver D ef nda her haspr dedno evi nceorar entt the di notunder t nd t e nt e ovi de gum ha d s a he i plc i ofhi pl agr m entw ai r ort ti wasnotknow i a vol a y.N or m i atons s ea ee ve , ha t ng nd unt r doeshe cont s orot wi e c r r t Gover e ' a gum entt thi s ton 2255 et her s ontove t he nm nts r ha s ec i pe ii i ba r by wai .A c di y,D ef tton s r ed ver cor ngl endants pl agr m entw ai r f e os ' ea ee ve or cl es t i t nt s ton 2255 m oton, a t Gover e i entted t dim is of t s he ns a ec i i nd he nm nt s il o s s al hi pr edi asba r by w ai . oce ng r ed ver I . CO N CLUSI N V O The Go r me ' c r ce mo i n t dimis ( ke Enty No. 4 ) i ve n nts ore t d to o s s Doc t r 20 s GRANTED, nd t mo i t d s s ( c e En r No. 9 i DENI AS M OOT. a he ton o imis Do k t ty 41 ) s ED De e ntss ci n 2 mo i n ( c tEn r No.401 i DENI fnda ' e to 255 to Do ke ty )s ED. A c rii ae of e tfc t appeal lt i DEN I . abiiy s ED The Cl k of Cour i O RD ER ED TO A DM I I er ts N STM TI ELY CLO SE Ci l V vi Aci nNo. - 1 32 ( D. x.. to 1 - 6- 70 S. Te ) 1 SGNE a Ho so , ea, ntite //l' o Jn , 0 8 I D t utn T x so hsh a'fu e 2 1. Q y U e * KEI P.E LI TH SON UN I TED STATES D I STRI J GE CT UD

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