Legal Opinion
Michael Fiorito v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 3, 2016No. 15-2319PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Michael Fiorito pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. While awaiting sentencing and against the advice of counsel, Fiorito filed several letters requesting to withdraw his guilty plea. The district court 1 granted Fiorito’s request and re: leased him from the plea agreement. Fiorito proceeded to trial and was convicted. He filed a motion collaterally attacking his conviction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, arguing, inter alia, that the district court violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel by considering and granting his pro se request to withdraw his guilty…
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