Legal Opinion
Vadas v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 3, 2007No. 20-158PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Robert Vadas appeals the district court’s denial of his petition, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence of imprisonment. Va-das claims constitutionally - ineffective assistance by two successive attorneys.
I. Background
On June 3,1999, Vadas was charged in a Superseding Indictment with involvement in a large-scale drug operation. 1 See United States v. Rudolfo Segura et al. (99-cr- 85); United States v. Robert Vadas, a.k.a. “Bahama Bob,” et al. (99-cr-1113). From June through August 1999, Attorney Francis O’Reilly, who…
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