Williams v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No.: 19cr2175; 22cv579-CAB

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. VACATE, SET ASIDE OR

CORRECT SENTENCE UNDER

JAMES ALLEN WILLIAMS, U.S.C. SECTION 2255 [Doc. No. 34] Defendant. 16 On April 25, 2022, Petitioner filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct a sentence. [Doc. No. 34.] On May 25, 2022, Respondent filed an opposition. [Doc. No. 37.] On June 9, 2022, Petitioner filed a reply. [Doc. No. 38.]1 For the reasons set forth below, the motion is DENIED. BACKGROUND On June 11, 2019, James Allen Williams (hereafter Defendant or Williams) was arraigned on a one-count Indictment charging him with Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). See Doc. Nos. 1, 6. The charge, as alleged, carried a 10-year minimum mandatory sentence. Defendant pled not guilty.…