Jc ATTACJ.IMENT $ 

Ur11't-e,J Stute.S D,stri'c.+ Court 

5ou+hul"l Di's+r,'c.+ OF Flor,d u 

For+ Luvdadole. /);'v,\ ion 

FILED BY~ ._.___o.c . 

NOV 2 9 2022 

ANGELA E. NOBLE 

CLERK U.S. DIST. CT. 

· S. 0 . OF FLA. · FT. LAUD. 

Curti'5 Sbd e 

v. 

U111'ted SrCA tes Of /4,)'l"ter,c.o. 

C,v,·l ~s-e. No ...... T,...13 ...... A __ 

Cri\n.~se No.22-cr-60123-•R-S. 

Memor4octw"Y'I Brie.£ Io Support Of l~oh',H, To Vacc.+e. Sentt,1ce 

( Pursuo,')t to 2~ u.s.c.s 225 5 ) 

COMES NOW, Curti5 510.cleJ +h~ pettti'one.r) pro-se.Joncl respectfvHy 

fi'le~ +h11s 1nemorc.mduM bri'e f ifl Svj>por+ of h,'s n1ot,bn to vocote, 

5entenc.e.J pvrsvc111't to 1i U.S.C:, ~ 115S. Pet,'tiorier is r,rese"tly 

i•"'CCtrce ru +rel ~t +he _f e.de.rei I Corretti'ol"lo.l Gmp·lex- Co leh'"lco•, -Low 

in ColemCAnJ Flori·JCl. ln 5v por+ +he.re..o; Peti't,'0;1et States as . 

~ollows : 

S+u te.m e.ot of +he. Foe.ts 

I 1.. My de~e.J')Se, c~unsel ~ete,'v~d O copy of the ind11CtM')ent 

l:>S~ed In +h 15 cpse ' I 1)i~'.Y\"h1 ~ h I,:' ◊-r +he, tuct +~ut 1 WO.S, 

beH'3 c.horgecJ With know1n~f~ posses~,n3 Ci f, reuri'V\ o(\cl 

c;on+ro I led Su~s tcu'1C.e,s that vv~re,, found by lavv ell'\Torcel'11 ~r't> 

in u ve.h,de I was m pos;ess10A of 

2. Dvr;"j h;s Consultu+:o\l'\S w,'+b 111'\eJ lY)Y ol~fe.Ase., Counsd 

not Ohce oisked rne. d,J I hCAve knov"lecl~e., of it1e preseV'lce 

ot +~e~e, iterY'\~ In the, \/eh(~le,} p~io,r to C1dV1s~,,~ ond a_ss,st11"9 

)1"1e, iAtO I p_le~di'/~C\ .sv_~lt, +,o k~oW• :"~ly possess,n~ these. lttMS, 

- xh,b ) te;,t,oners o-ffidO\vit. 

:1. 

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3. Hud l'ny_ deftn~e\,couns~l eonducte~ 9~'l i,')_vesti'3~t1ori ll)to 

Whether 1 wus In kn~w .. "<\ pos~e~s,un _of these- items) heWovlcl hcwe. cl,scavere.cl. ~1) "th<A+ l hc.J JU~t borrqwed the veh,'cle. 

from c, friend; (2) thut ~ did _not 1 i,~ fuct1 hcwt.. kriov,lecJ'le of 

the presence, of these ;te.,v,s 1;1 +he. veh,·c.le. 1 prior to lo.w 

tn-fo rc ements ~,·sco.very of +hese i'teMS; Oinof (~) +hot rny 

Conte.ss,·on and J,"\Cf11IY'li nett, A~ Stcde.1'Y)e,yyt.S were +he 2roduc +5 

of threCttS ancl Coerc,'on frm"' bw e1"-force..11"le,1,t. See Exbi'bi't '-'" ti 1, n , , rr , , ,.n.) re.t,horie.rs aniaav,t, 

1⁄2. My oltfeV'lse, Counsels _ tu,lur~ to Conduct any i,'\Ve)ti'ga t;o_n 

for prep~r',.,g a, .def en5e, to the oFense, cho.,r~-ed, ult,'mc.t: ly 

\e,J ~o h~M ne~l,~ent,lyjond .erro1')e\9v~\Y)?dv,S,~t13 On~ ass,st,n9 

me 111+0 fukely p'feQclm9 ~u1' lty to Kt1tr11v•fl~ly possess,n9 +het,'reurtn o.ncl CoYltrolle.d sv'bsto.t"\ee~ found fn +~e Vehi'de.. 

S. H~d iny defe.t,~e, counsel. not ne5li'~eVltly} ~nd t?D neous\y , 

adv,s~d_ond ass,s+ed 111e into tCAI ely_.ple<id,{)5 3uil,ty to this 

oftenseJl w0vld 1')ot hetve.. pieetded 3u,ltyJ ent-e.reci 111)+0 the 

pleu a5reemt:-n+ or proffer~ ) and l()Steac(I would have. 

ins,~ted on proce.ed,'()~ to +r;C( _l to prove. 6eyo,"d CA reeiSoACtble, 

dovht) +hett I c(J not) iA f~ct, nov~ knowlecl~ e of +J"e. tirtur~"-5 1 

~nd Conttoil eJ substei,"ces presence, in the. ve..h,·cJe. 5et>c Exb,·61+ 

\•;110 I (/' . I :) reti'n'o()ers Ott,·o1eiv,'t. 

ISSUE 

THE SENTENCE IS Ul~CoNSTITUTIONAL BECAUSE PETITioNE R 

DID NOT RECEIVE EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL AS 

GUARANTEED BY IBE SltTH Al~ENDMENT TO lliE UNITED STAfES 

CDNS1IruTION 

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" 

Legg I Stut'\ciorcl 

llL a; ' . (' . 11 

ce ect,\1e Ass;stqnce or Covose I 

. Cla(1Vl5 ot inetfec+,i've a,ss_'stance, ~f covnse I on 5ove(n ed by +he. 5upre.,,rie Courts c/ec:,s,on 1r1 Stt1c.kland v. Wash1A~on.,4M, U.5. U81 f>87-88 J "q41 104 5. Ct. 205 2, 2064 -,s-) 20f/8 L. fd. 2cl c, 14 (f qi4). 

~f' +he Contex+ ot o gui ltj ple0i > to succeed OV'\ Or"l y clo11M of 

1rie.ffect,'ve ass,'stu nc.e.. of Counse.l) a detendetnt wiust show 

thetti (1) the attorneys represc:ntett,'on tdl below 01"1 obje.c:t,'ve 

S+u.riclu rcl of feasona ble11e~~> and (1) +here ,·s Q rea sono bl e 

probob,'l,'ty the.+, but for h;s counsdi J,e.fi'CieM perforlY>c.r1ce1 

he. would not .ho.ve pl eodeol gu,'lty o,/)d ~roceecled to tr,·eif. 

:11 v. Lor.khact) 41Y U,S, 52> lof, 5. Ct, 3U,J is LEd. 2d 2o3 (fq~ s). 

en Pe.cfuf/1'.)CU'.)C.e 

If\ th;& Cus~) de.tense. coul'\ sel C01'\'11'l'I,· t+e.J Se.VeJ"ct I Ui')prof ess.'oho. I 

errors that Co"l,ou n+ed. to pe.rf orp,o.nce. be low on object.'v e. 

Stcu"c/Qrcl of fec.sonetble,"es~ tor Couns el in a cr,\,v,1\)() I 

Ca<;e, , Peti'ti.oner asserts +hut Covn se.l Cohf\111 i'ttecl +he tolfow,·r1j 

errors arid OJl'\i'ss,·ons : . 

Counse I was Const,'tv t,'oneilly 1 "eftec t,'ve, fo r fc .. ,j, ""~ 

to Conduct Qf'ty 1nvest,5ett,on 111+0 prepetreJness tor 

~e.te.ns~ to _+he o+fenses chCArs eel in fu e_, ind1'ctt-neflt 

1ssud 1"' +his Cuse. 

Peti'tioner asse.r-ts thCtt h;~ de.fens~ Coui1sel Rrov,·de.of 

onst: tvti'ol'1cd l~ ineftec:t:v e. a_ssi'stet"'ce ~t Counsel for fo. ,' L·A~ to : (l) 

Conduct °'"Y fnvesti'~C\t,or. Into vJh~+J,,er pet.'ti'or,er Wu5J In h:Act:> 

3 

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ii"'_ l~know.\,~ po~se.ss,'o rt ot the i'tel'Y"\ 5 found In the borrow eel ·vehi'de; Onci (2) Conduc+;,')3 aY)y 1nvesti'5uti'oY-1 M+o whether 

P7 t,'ti'o ner , Contess,on 01"ld. i 1\C(~ m_i'1'u ti',:~ ?tClte men+s i \A_/~{e, 

Lj iVen fre.~ from +hrrots or coerc,O0. Se.e Wooctcvd v. Gili1D5.1 

~9i F. ld }~2 7_ (Sth C'r. /990 )(hold ;,')g· tho. t Q Cf1M1\l)o.l defendC(n t 

-,~ cons~ructi"vely den,'ed e-frecti've ass1'stu~ce of Couns-el vvhen 

COU()?el .tails +q> c01,,,due,t 01f'\Y. 1n~est,'90+,on into 1CA C?uV\t ~~ / 

+he, 1nd,c+;,nent ). As shov'1r\ If"\ the attached Aft,dcw,tj pet,t,oflers 

defe,"lse.. CounseJ never ,·n9uired into whether +he pet~hol'\ef 

hod kflowl.edqe. of the. f,'rearms > a()d controlled sobStC\nces > 

presence., '0 ~e veh1·c.le. 1 or u)9utred into whether +h~ 

pet,'t,oners !~cdmi()~ti·/)3 Stutements were ~ Veh Freely 

C\rid voluntat1 ly. Pe+i't,oner Conte.nds +hQt sud: UV\J)fotess11ol"IQ I 

er{i rs a.~ OM1'ss.·ons by Counse..l const,'tvtes ll"e:H-'ect,ve 

ass,'stance of Counsel. See. .Croo,·c v, United Stutes=> 4f;Co U.S. G4~, 

)OL/ 5. C+. 2039J Bo L.Ed. 2d (19~4). 

·The Su~/eme. _Court i'n Croo,c fea1ti'rmed +he wel_l-se_++\ed 

ru le +hu+ +he Sixth _Amend Me\l\t re9u1~res not 1~erely +he, 

pr v,si'o;A of Cou1'\Sel ~o +~e accused 1",a Cf1h"l1\')u\ P:osecut,or-.) 

but o,ss,stance, to wh,ch ,s to be tor h,::i deteV\se, ... c ;f Y'o 

actual as?1Stunte, for +he accuseds deterise IS pirov,dtJ)+i)eY\ 

+he Con~t,'tuti'onCAI ,gvClruntee has b,een Vi'olcd·ed. 1.J._ u± -4'2t; 

U.S. '25:Y. Pet,'TI1oners defense, Counse I wos o.wo.re of the. f~e,-t 

+hCAt h,~ cl,e~t Vvu.s_ be_,\"~- c.h(;lr5ed wi'+h ~'know,\"~ posses<;,on 11 

of the 1teMs fov"'ci 1n +he borrovved Cur~ De.tens~ counsel '"'"5 

!so QWQfe, ~f +he tuc+ ~hu+_ his cl,.en+ ~£Ad C~1".f es~ed +o l'k,'low:~"~,, 

thett these 1te.Ms 'v\Jere. 1 n the Veh,'de.. G,vnsel ne.ver as keel 

the pet,'ti·_o1)er Wo.is he aware of the.. presence of these 1',-etvts 

lir) the. veh,.cle1 nor d,·cl he Ctsk the peti't,'ooet Wc..s he torc,eJ 

to 0J1'Yl1t to \,know,'f\5 1

' +h~t these iteMS were J l1ot only j i" +he 

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Veh,'c:le-) but ol~oj his. Pet;ti'oner has shown +ho.+ "no actuCA I 

£Jss,'stu(l_ce tor hi'.s defense Wus pr v,'ded by his defen~e, 

Cov()~e} cl~r,'n3 the pre-tri'~ ~ pro~eed,·0~s and thereby) 1 

)'Y)eet,n~ h,s burde~ o·t show,~~ +,ho+ h,s defense. G\ttorneys 

perforh')unce. tell be low an obJe..ct,ve. Siondard of reasonC1ble ness, 

in l13h+ of _Wooclo.ccl v. Colf,·osJ supra. 

Cri ·) Prejud,'ce 

As to _+·he . Se(oY\d prol"s of +he Stri'c ~lood te~tJ the. Woodo.rd 

C.Ovrt held +hett whef\ +he detendo(\t 15 Constrvct,'vely det11'ed 

the oss,·s+q,nce. o CovV)se, \J as l

1

n th,'s CuseJ \.'prejvd,-te Is 

presu1Y'led. ~ee. .Croni' c. . The Cron,·c court ~euso,"ecl .+h~+ o 

~efen~oY'\t 1.s completely Je()i'ed Cou~_sel 1 (1) he ,acc~,secl 

lS clen,ed Covnse-1 ~+ () Cr1t,'c.cd 5-tllse. 11"1 the. proc~ed1 11)~.S or 

it (2) _ th~ Counsel ~;ls to ~ub~e,~+ th: pros_ecuto:s ~~st to 

meu,"ir,grvl aolversuriu l test,n~ . 46, ll).a+ ~59 1lO'l S.t.+.ut 2D~1 . 

As prev,·ous ly" Shown, the peti't,'orier Wu5 def"\11e.d e.+f ecti v e, 

a~S11StlAn~e o'f Covr\Se~ d~rin~ the.., ere-tr11Q \ ~tCt1e. 0 these, 

pr c~ed,ll~S. Acc.ord1V)~I~ . to 5at,sty the prejud,ce R' n5 oi 

+he. 5+r;ckTo."d test1 u de enduAt who Shows +hu+ h, s 

attorneys performc.tAce teJI be low OY' ob jec+;ve, St~ndo rcl o 

feusonetbleV'ess}nee.cl onl~ demo~Strcrte. +ha+.,but _for +h~. attorneys de•f; ci'er\t perto(h"O.f\C.e} he. Would not hcwe entered ~ 

the .9u; l+y. pf eQ Oflcl proceeded +o tri'u \. As sh_own if! the ottuc hed 

A Wi'do.v,\ hCtd +he. petit:oners de te,ns-e COUf\S e. I not ne5l1'~ ent I y 

Ord e:ro11eo~s!y advised ~nd uss:steJ +he peto'+,'o,ier 111to},lsely 

pleCAd,,')g Budty 1 +he ,pet,t,ofler Wo_ulcl not have., _pfeudecl g lty1 

~ntered 1;)to the.. r, }eCA ogree1t1ent,or any profFe,r a.,J 1n~teo.d) 

tns,s+~d on proc_eeq/n~ to ~ri'ul to prove_ f-he4t he W,QS hot 1_n _ 

know11"g posse.ss!oir, of the items found \;') the veh,cl ~" Pe+,to~~e r 

attuche5 hereto h,s atti·dCtv,·+ supporti'n3 fh:s cfu;m,5ee. Exh,bi+ A. 

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\,l 

~ronic re9u1~e5 an o.tto,~ney to Jrov1'de octvol ass1'stunce. 

tor ~he CKcusecls dete.nse.~ l~y det~nss _attor~ey v;;o.s ow~re.. 

of th~ foe+ thcd I vvos chur3 ed w, th . kvlo_~v1 n~ l~ p_oss~ss. n 9 

+t1e 1+etns found ,if'\ +he Veh,tleJond tho+ 1 MC\Je IV) CJ1M i'nat1A5 

S_tuteh'1ents oclrn1tt1~9 to hClv i' t\3 know led~~ ofd Of'>ci own,\"\ 3 

~hese items: My d,e+~n_se..,t .. ~uns~ I a~ v,'secf ,a~ oss,·s +ed me, 

1n,t~ pleocl,()3 g~il +y to ,know\1)51Y. Co~'uv,1it,n~ th,s otte.nse 

·~1+hout _co~duct1~3 o.riy mv~st,~at,on )ntp Wheth~r I w~sJ 

1 n feic~J ; n , kV\OV\/1 1)3 posse,ss1,o~ of ,+hes e I tewis. Tu~s, Cour:rs 

aHennor,1 1s referr~d t~ Pet,t,oners off}:Jf;'v,·+ deta,l,ng +he 

tac.ts reb+e.d to +h i'.s c.lCA,m , See Exb;b,'+ A, Pet,t,'oners o.~idov1·1⁄4: 

·n,:s Gvrt must VO(Qte. :~e pet1't,'oners Se.ntehCe. ancl gu1' I +y 

p\eo 0.hci ollovl/ the pe+,t-ioner to pleod anew or Conduct 

CI V) ev,·dentio.ry hecd1n5 to reso\v(. the. fl\c.toetl d15put(:s. 

CONCLUSION 

WHEREFO~ E based on +h~ o.bovej Cu:+_i's _ Sl0deJ +he peti'ti'oner 

h'1oves tht's Honoruble. Covrt to VACATE the Sentence. Ctnd 

judge.tnentJ OV"\d allow +he. pet,'t, 1oner to plead anew. 

Respec.t tu I ly Su brn;·tttd on +h i's. ~ t h dCly of 

November) 2022. 

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