Legal Opinion

United States v. Olmo

District Court, N.D. California

Decided July 6, 1987No. Nos. CR-75-0326 SAW, C-85-2322 SAWPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO VACATE SENTENCE

WEIGEL, District Judge.

Michael Olmo was convicted in this Court of first-degree murder in 1975. The Court sentenced him and his co-defendant, Phillip Martinez, to life in prison. In 1982, Olmo moved this Court to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The Court dismissed the motion. The Ninth Circuit affirmed. In March, 1985, Olmo brought this motion, once again invoking section 2255. On April 22, 1985, the Court dismissed the motion on the grounds that the claims therein were either successive or lacked merit. On appeal,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Marcus T. Baumann v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  5. Lawrence Leroy Farrow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Paul H. Rauter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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