Legal Opinion
United States v. John "Sonny" Franzese and Nicholas Potere
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 30, 1975No. 183, 240, Dockets 75-2051, 75-2081PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY J. FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
By separate notices of motion John (“Sonny”) Franzese and Nicholas Potere applied in 1974 to the District Court for the Eastern District of New York for an order, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, to vacate their convictions on three substantive counts and a conspiracy count relating to bank robberies, which we had affirmed on appeal seven years ago, 392 F.2d 954 (2 Cir. 1968). 1 Chief Judge Mishler denied the applications in an opinion without holding an evidentiary hearing; Franzese and Potere appeal. Familiarity with our earlier opinion will be assumed.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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