Legal Opinion

United States v. Holloway

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided July 28, 2014No. Nos. 95-CR-78 (JG), 01-CV-1017 (JG)PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM REGARDING THE VACATUR OF TWO CONVICTIONS UNDER 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)

JOHN GLEESON, District Judge:

A. Preliminary Statement

There are injustices in our criminal justice system, including in this district, and they often result from the misuse of prose-cutorial power. I have pointed some out in recent years in the hope that doing so might help eradicate or reduce the number of such abuses.1 But prosecutors also use their powers to remedy injustices. In the spirit of fairness — and with the hope of inspiring other United States Attorneys to show similar wisdom and courage — I write to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Holloway v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  2. United States v. Teddy Arnold Charles Robinson Darrel Jones David Valentine Paul Scaglione and Jeffrey Drake, Francois Holloway A/K/A Abdu AliCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
  3. United States v. DossieDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2012
  4. United States v. KupaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2013

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Hewitt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2025
  2. United States v. Ian OwensCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2021
  3. United States v. WaiteCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2021
  4. United States v. Antonio BerryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  5. United States v. SumnerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016

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