United States v. Gordon

MEMORANDUM

DALZELL, District Judge.

After five years of reflection, Jeffrey Paul Gordon has reconsidered the wisdom of his pressing his claims of innocence upon the jury that convicted him. Specifically, Gordon now finds constitutional fault in his trial counsel’s failure to urge upon him a non-trial disposition of his case.

Because Gordon’s contention is, as far as we can tell, unprecedented in this or any other Circuit, we will address it at some length.

Background

On July 1, 1992, a grand jury returned an indictment against Gordon, a pharmacist. Gordon was charged with two counts of possession…