United States v. Williams

MEMORANDUM

KATZ, District Judge.

This is the first attempt to seek post conviction relief in the so-called roofers’ case which I tried in 1987.

Mr. Williams has petitioned this court to vacate his judgment of conviction and sentence. Defendant argues that he was denied effective assistance of counsel, that prosecutorial misconduct deprived him of a fair trial, that various jury instructions by the trial court were in error, and that recent enactment that extends the life of the United States Parole Commission is a prohibited ex post facto law.

For the reasons set forth in this memorandum, Mr.…