United States v. Magtouf Ben Amor Kliti, Also Known as Omar

DRONEY, District Judge:

Magtouf Ben Amor Kliti, also known as Omar, (“Kliti”) appeals from the May 1,1997, judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Nina Gershon, District Judge) convicting him, after a jury trial, of one count of uttering or possessing counterfeit checks in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 513(a) (1994). 1

Kliti appeals his conviction on the ground that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because the trial court failed to conduct hearings, pursuant to United States v. Curdo, 680 F.2d 881 (2d Cir.1982) (a “Curdo hearing”), after it…