Legal Opinion
Douglas Rega v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 27, 2001No. Docket 00-2287PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals from Judge Stanton’s order vacating the convictions and sentence of petitioner Douglas Rega, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See Rega v. United States, No. 96 Civ. 2728, 2000 WL 356403 (S.D.N.Y. Apr.6, 2000) (“Rega II”). The district court concluded that Rega did not receive the constitutionally required effective assistance of counsel because his attorney prevented him from testifying on his own behalf. See Rega v. United States, No. 84 CR. 63, 1999 WL 20889, at *4-6 (S.D.N.Y. Jan.19, 1999) (“Rega J”). The district court further concluded that there…
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