Legal Opinion
Hurel Guerrero v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 16, 1998No. Civil Action CV-96-3755(DGT)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CORRECTED MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TRAGER, District Judge.
Petitioner, pro se, brought this 28 U.S.C. § 2255 action contending only that he was entitled to application of the “safety valve” provisions set forth at § 5C1.2 and § 2D1.1(b)(4) of the Sentencing Guidelines, and, as a result, petitioner claimed he is entitled to a downward adjustment of two levels in his offense level. Subsequently, for reasons explained in the opinion, I appointed counsel who then raised a second point, namely that petitioner was denied effective assistance of counsel at his Fatico hearing.
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- People v. FelderNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- United States v. John NovakCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Juan Xavier Hurel Guerrero v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999