United States v. Gerald Gordon

The United States appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Michael A. Telesca, Senior Judge) entered May 20, 1997 granting Gerald Gordon’s (“Gordon”) motion pursuant 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his convictions and for a new trial based upon ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm for the reasons set forth below.

I. FACTS

A. Background

On October 25, 1995, Gordon, a convicted felon, was indicted on six counts of aiding and abetting false statements made by an accomplice to two licensed firearms dealers, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§…