Legal Opinion

Matura v. United States

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided September 28, 1999No. 94 Civ. 6923(DNE)PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION & ORDER

EDELSTEIN, District Judge.

Petitioner William Matura (“Petitioner” or “Matura”), pro se, brings this present motion pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rules”) 60(a) and 60(b) to vacate his convictions and sentence. For the reasons stated below, Petitioner’s motion is Denied.

Background

A jury convicted Petitioner of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of phencyclidine (“PCP”) in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a)l, and 841(b)(1)(A). The jury also found Matura guilty of possessing with intent distribute more than one…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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  5. Vito Matarese v. Eugene Lefevre, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional Facility, and Robert Abrams, Attorney General, State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Howard v. MTA Metro-North Commuter RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
  2. Cipolla v. County of RensselaerDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2001
  3. Hamilton v. LeeDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2016
  4. Wright v. PooleDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014
  5. Kirschenbaum v. Nassau County District Attorney (In Re Vitta)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 2009

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