Legal Opinion
United States v. James Marcello and Anthony Zizzo
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 15, 2000No. 99-2294, 99-2451PublishedCited by 295 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
This case gives us the opportunity to clarify when the courthouse doors close on defendants who, under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AED-PA), have one year to file for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Before getting to that, however, we first comment on an issue regarding the certificate of appealability (CA) issued by the district court.
After being convicted of an organized crime RICO conspiracy, illegal gambling, and extortion charges, James Marcello and Anthony Zizzo were sentenced to 12 and 10-year prison terms. The district court denied…
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