Legal Opinion
Castro v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided January 29, 2014No. 12-cv-5024 (ADS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
The presently incarcerated Petitioner Ledwin Castro (the “Petitioner”) brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 on the ground that he was denied his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, the petition is denied.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Drive-By Shootings and the Arrest
The Petitioner is an admitted member of MS-13, a nationwide criminal gang organized into local subunits referred to as “cliques.” David Vasquez was a member of a Long Island clique headed by the…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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