Legal Opinion
United States v. Massimino
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 29, 2019No. CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 09-00496-04PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtEduardo C. Robreno, District Judge
Joseph Massimino is a federal prisoner who, in 2013, was convicted of RICO conspiracy and sentenced to incarceration for 188 months. Massimino filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence, claiming: 1) he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel; 2) his court-appointed conflicts counsel had a conflict of interest; and 3) cumulative error.
The Court finds that Massimino has not shown that his trial counsel was ineffective. Furthermore, Massimino has not shown that his conflicts counsel had a conflict. Finally, Massimino has not shown that…
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