Legal Opinion
Frank Locascio v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 12, 2005No. Docket 03-2485PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge.
Frank LoCascio appeals from Judge Glasser’s denial of LoCascio’s Section 2255 motion for a writ of habeas corpus. Various claims were raised in the district court, but LoCascio argues on appeal only that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. This claim is based on an affidavit from one of LoCascio’s attorneys stating that LoCascio’s trial counsel received death-threats from a co-defendant, John Gotti, warning counsel not to “individualize! ] the interest of LoCascio at Gotti’s expense.” The affidavit further states that counsel thereafter conformed his…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Frank Locascio, and John GottiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Charles Schwarz, Thomas Wiese, and Thomas Bruder, Justin A. Volpe and Michael BellomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Richard Winkler v. John Keane, Superintendent, Sing Sing Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Pizzuti v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
- Ventry v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
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