Legal Opinion
Ormento v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 14, 1971No. 70 Civ. 5614-LFMPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MacMAHON, District Judge.
Petitioner John Ormento was one of thirteen defendants convicted by a jury after a ten-week trial of conspiracy to import and distribute vast quantities of heroin in violation of the federal narcotics laws. He moves, by his retained attorney, William C. Erbecker of the Indiana bar, for post-conviction relief, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, granting a hearing and vacating a judgment of conviction and the sentence imposed upon him on July 10, 1962. He also moves to disqualify the trial judge from considering this application for collateral relief on the ground…
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