Michael Anthony Spencer v. United States

JS-6 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Case No. 2:19-CV-06867-CAS 11 ) 2:17-CR-00008-CAS - 1 Plaintiff, ) v. ) ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S ) PETITION TO VACATE, SET ASIDE,

MICHAEL ANTHONY SPENCER, ) OR CORRECT SENTENCE

) PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Defendant ) 16 ) 17 18 I. INTRODUCTION Before the Court is pro se defendant Michael Anthony Spencer’s petition to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Spencer is currently serving a 147-month sentence in federal custody, having pled guilty on February 27, 2017 to five counts of armed bank robbery and one count of possessing, using, carrying, or brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Spencer requests relief from his sentence on grounds that he received ineffective assistance of counsel in several different respects. …