Legal Opinion
Wright v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 11, 1983No. 77 CR 181 (ERN), 80 CV 888 (ERN)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEAHER, District Judge.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 and Rule 33, F.R.Crim.P., petitioner Samuel Wright seeks to vacate his 1978 convictions for conspiracy to defraud the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and for extortion “under color of official right,” in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951. In a separate motion filed pro se, petitioner requests discovery into or an evidentiary hearing on the merits of his § 2255 motion. 1 For the reasons discussed below, both motions are denied in their entirety.
Petitioner’s convictions for extortion and conspiracy resulted from…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by18 opinions
- United States v. RunyanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- Samuel D. Wright v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Rex Henley, Rafael Bustamante, Willie McGowan and Garey WestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- State v. ShillcuttWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
- Lloyd Eugene Brofford v. Ronald C. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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