Caraballo Teran v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

GIERBOLINI, Senior District Judge.

Pending before this court is petitioner Santiago Caraballo Teran’s pro se motion to vacate and set aside his imprisonment sentence, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Both his trial counsel and the government demur.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On December 18, 1989, a United States Customs aircraft was dispatched to survey a suspicious vessel located southeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. When the aircraft arrived at the reported position its crew observed a coastal freighter bearing the name “VITA NOVA” on its side.…