Frank Locascio v. United States

Petitioner-Appellant Frank LoCascio appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (I. Leo Glasser, Judge), denying his amended motion to vacate, set aside or correct his life sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The amended motion raised an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, based on allegations that LoCascio’s attorney at the criminal trial, Anthony Cardinale, altered his defense strategy after receiving a death threat from LoCas-cio’s co-defendant, John Gotti. We previously remanded the case for an evidentiary hearing so that the…