District Court, D. Massachusetts October 28, 1997, Civil Action No. 96-11943-WGY (Pimental v. United States)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

YOUNG, District Judge.

Daniel Pimental (“Pimental”) petitions for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Pimental alleges he was denied effective assistance of counsel during sentencing.

I. BACKGROUND

After an extensive drug trafficking investigation, agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration arrested Daniel Pimental and others on October 17, 1995.