Legal Opinion

Vega v. United States

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided May 12, 2003No. 97-CV-2446 (ADS)Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge.

Jerry Vega (“Vega”) moves to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence from his 1991 conviction in this Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

In 1989, Vega and numerous other defendants were indicted for activities related to their narcotics operation known as the “Unknown Organization.” The complete factual background of this case has been elaborated in earlier opinions of this Court and the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. See United States v. Vega, 11 F.3d 309, 313-15 (2d Cir.1993); Ramirez v. United States, 185 F.Supp.2d 246,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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