Legal Opinion
Bernarr Zovluck v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 25, 1971No. 982, Docket 34304PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
Appellant seeks by a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to set aside an April 22, 1968, conviction. The conviction was for mail fraud and fraudulent use of the initials “U.S.” in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 712 in connection with a clever chiropractic solicitation and collection scheme in 1966 and 1967, that bilked thousands of patients per year. The § 2255 motion is based on a claim, made first on May 23, 1969, of mental incompetence to stand trial. The motion was denied without prejudice, later renewed and, after an evidentiary hearing held on September 18, 1969, was…
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