Legal Opinion
United States v. Martorano
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 20, 1978No. Crim. 75-436-CPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAFFREY, Chief Judge.
Petitioner James Martorano has moved for a new trial pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 33, claiming that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment. Martorano is currently incarcerated after his conviction on each count of a four count indictment. Counts one and two charged him with conspiring to make and with making an extortionate extension of credit (loansharking) in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 892(a). Count three charged conspiracy to use extortionate means to collect an extension of credit in violation of § 894(a). Count four…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Arthur BarrettCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Javan Foster, Javan Foster v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States v. Willie H. DennisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Commonwealth v. DavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- United States v. James MartoranoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Charles Donald LemaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Arthur Andrew AllenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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