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Sparfven v. United States
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 10, 1984No. Civ. A. No. 83-0645-SPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SELYA, District Judge.
Petitioner, Michael F. Sparfven, filed an application to vacate or set aside his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, accompanied by a motion for enlargement upon bail pendente lite. Immediately following the government’s response, the court heard arguments upon, and denied, the request for release upon bail. Sparfven v. United States, No. 83-0645-S, (D.R.I. Dec. 1, 1983). An evidentiary hearing on the instant application was held on December 5, 1983; the court took the matter under advisement pending submission of briefs (since received).
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