Adams v. U.S.

Full title: RODERICK C. ADAMS, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent

Court: United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Mar 24, 2009

Civil Action No. 09-0195, (Criminal No. 05-51) (W.D. Pa. Mar. 24, 2009)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 09-0195, (Criminal No. 05-51).

March 24, 2009

ORDER

GARY LANCASTER, District Judge

AND NOW, this 24^th day of March, 2009, in consideration of the petitioner's motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, and the government's response thereto, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED, that the petition is DENIED.

The issue which petitioner raises here was addressed and decided by the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on direct appeal. Section 2255 "may not be employed to re-litigate questions which were raised and considered on direct appeal."U.S. v. DeRewal, 10 F.3d 100, 105 n. 4 (3d Cir. 1993). A certificate of appealability is denied.