Collazo
Collazo v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT COLLAZO, Case No.: 13-CR-4514-JO-
Petitioner,
v. ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S
MOTION TO REDUCE SENTENCE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 2255
Respondent. 16 17 18 19 20 21 Petitioner Robert Collazo (“Petitioner”) filed a motion to reduce his custodial sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 claiming that he received ineffective assistance of counsel during both his trial and sentencing. Dkt. 761. For the reasons below, the Court DENIES Petitioner’s motion. /// /// /// I. BACKGROUND Petitioner seeks to reduce his sentence for smuggling drugs into Donovan State Prison on behalf of the Mexican Mafia. Dkt. 398, Pre-Sentence Report (“PSR”) at 9. On December 19, 2013, Petitioner was indicted for his involvement in this scheme and charged with (1) conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering and…