Legal Opinion
Awon v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 25, 2002No. 00-2129PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
The petitioner-appellant, Fred Awon (“Awon”) was convicted of arson and mail fraud arising from the orchestration, on two occasions, of the arson of a building and the submission of insurance claims. Following conviction, Awon moved for a new trial and to vacate his sentence pursuant to- 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000), citing newly discovered evidence and a lack of federal jurisdiction. The newly discovered evidence contained in five, allegedly exculpatory affidavits. The district court, after holding an evidentiary hearing, denied both motions and, upon…
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