Legal Opinion

Taccetta v. United States

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided July 25, 1997No. Civil Action 97-2139(AJL)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LECHNER, District Judge.

Petitioner Michael Taccetta (“Taccetta”), presently incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus (the “Habeas Petition”), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, as well as a request for an evidentia-ry hearing (“Request for an Evidentiary Hearing”). 1 For reasons set forth below, the Request for an Evidentiary Hearing is denied. The Habeas Petition is dismissed; there is no probable cause for appeal.

Facts

A. Background

Taccetta and eight other persons were indicted on 29 December 1992 by a Federal…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. McCleskey v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. United States v. SandersDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1998

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