Legal Opinion

John F. Kaminski v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 6, 2003No. Docket 01-2141PublishedCited by 83 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.

The question raised by this appeal is whether a federal habeas corpus petition made under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 may include a challenge to an order of restitution imposed as part of the sentence, where that order does not amount to custody. We conclude that it may not.

I. Background

Petitioner-Appellant, John F. Kaminski, was sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Pooler, /.) and ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty to one count of arson. Restitution to Kaminski’s insurance company was…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jones v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. Hensley v. Municipal Court, San Jose-Milpitas Judicial Dist., Santa Clara Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. United States v. Ernesto Quintieri, Carlo DonatoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002

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