COLEMAN v. U.S.

No. 06 C 6571.

525 F.Supp.2d 998 (2007)

Merlin COLEMAN, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

August 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Raymond Lausch, Jr., AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Chicago, IL, for Defendant.

Merlin Coleman, Lexington, KY, pro se.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ELAINE E. BUCKLO, District Judge.

Petitioner Merlin Coleman was convicted of conspiracy, three counts of using a telephone to facilitate the conspiracy, and a substantive count of possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine. He was sentenced to 240 months in prison. He has filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 alleging a series of ineffective assistance of counsel claims. For the following reasons, the...

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