Legal Opinion

Ristagno v. United States

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided March 24, 1998No. 3:97-cv-00813Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

CONABOY, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is a motion for habeas corpus relief filed by Petitioner pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 and a “Memorandum of Law” in support of his motion to vacate his sentence. (Doc. 71). The Government filed a response to the Petitioner’s petition on August 13, 1997. (Doc. 79). Ristagno filed a traverse to the governments response on September 2, 1997. (Doc. 80). For the reasons set forth infra, we shall grant the Petitioner’s habeas corpus motion to the extent that we vacate the sentence. 1 However, the Petitioner’s same sentence will be…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court for Southern Dist. of IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. Tabron v. GraceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993

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