Vincent Beltempo v. John T. Hadden, Warden and United States Parole Commission

LASKER, Senior District Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Munson, Ch. J.) denying appellant Vincent Beltempo’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus sought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

After a conviction in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, on charges involving the distribution of heroin, Beltempo was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment followed by lifetime special parole.

After Beltempo’s initial parole hearing, the United States Parole Commission rated his offense as…