Judge denies government bid to revisit ruling in New Jersey inmate’s resentencing case

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has rejected the government’s attempt to undo a decision granting post-conviction relief to a New Jersey inmate, clearing the way for a new sentencing hearing.

U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton issued the ruling on September 10, denying the United States’ motion for reconsideration in the case of Grant v. United States. The motion sought to overturn the court’s July 24 decision granting Corey Grant’s petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel.

Prosecutors argued the court erred by not holding an evidentiary hearing and by misapplying the Supreme Court’s Strickland v. Washington standard for ineffective counsel. Judge Wigenton disagreed, finding that no factual disputes required a hearing and that the record clearly sho