August 7, 2013 - Evidentiary Hearing Set on Federal Habeas Under Section 2255

August 7, 2013, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, sets Mr. Kent's client Abram Thompson's federal habeas under 28 U.S.C. Section 2255 for an evidentiary hearing on his claim that before proceeding to trial in a federal drug conspiracy, his counsel failed to adequately explain the benefits and/or consequences of pleading guilty as opposed to proceeding to trial, including application of the sentencing guidelines and that counsel failed to adequately discuss with Thompson the strength of the Government's case.