Legal Opinion
Valona v. United States
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided March 15, 1996No. 96-C-0091PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
WARREN, Senior District Judge.
Before the Court is the petitioner’s Motion Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence By a Person in Federal Custody. On January 25, 1996, the petitioner, James J. Valona, filed a Section 2255 Motion arguing his conviction violated the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Because the petitioner’s claims are barred by procedural default and without legal merit, the petitioner’s Motion is DISMISSED.
I. BACKGROUND
On May 11, 1983, the petitioner, James J. Valona, attempted to purchase ten kilograms of cocaine from an…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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