United States v. Joseph Abbinanti

LUMBARD, Chief Judge.

Abbinanti appeals from the district court’s denial of his application under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to set aside his 1961 conviction in the Western District of New York on 83 counts of violating the federal narcotic laws by the purchase, possession and sale of heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 174, and numerous violations of the tax statute, 26 U.S.C. § 4704, in connection therewith. Following his conviction, Judge Henderson, on November 20, 1961, sentenced Abbinanti to 6 years imprisonment on each count, the sentences to run concurrently.

Throughout all stages of the proceedings in the…