Legal Opinion
United States v. Velazquez
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 24, 2016No. 11-CR-639 (JFB)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Joseph F. Bianco, District Judge
On May 1, 2014, a jury convicted defendant Adam Velazquez (“Velazquez” or “defendant”) of five crimes related to defendant’s participation in a conspiracy to rob drug traffickers and business owners in New York City and Long Island.1 Velazquez now moves for a new trial pursu*485ant to Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Velazquez asserts, among other things, that he should be granted a new trial based on the ineffective assistance of his trial counsel. Velazquez asserts that his trial counsel made numerous errors, including…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- George Lindstadt v. John P. Keane, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by1 opinion
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