Legal Opinion

Francesco Paul Graziano v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 10, 1996No. 1510, Docket 95-2638PublishedCited by 138 opinions

1Per curiam

Francesco Graziano appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (I. Leo Glas-ser, Judge) denying his motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. Facts

On May 11,1993, Graziano was indicted for (1) conspiring to murder Louis DiBono for the purpose of gaining entrance to or enhancing his position in the Gambino Organized Crime Family, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5), and (2) the October 2, 1990, murder of DiBono, in violation of § 1959(a)(1).…

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