COLLINS v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 76 C 545, 76 C 549 and 76 C 598.

418 F.Supp. 577 (1976)

Gerald COLLINS, Petitioner, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Respondent. Charles PETERS, Petitioner, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Respondent. Paul FLAMMIA, Petitioner, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States District Court, E. D. New York.

August 16, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Corbett, Brooklyn, N. Y., for Gerald Collins.

Thomas J. O'Brien, New York City, for Charles Peters.

George Sheinberg, Brooklyn, N. Y., for Paul Flammia.

David G. Trager, U. S. Atty., U.S.Dist. Court, E.D.N.Y., Brooklyn, N. Y., by Ethan A. Levin-Epstein, Asst. U. S. Atty., for respondent.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

PLATT, District Judge.

Petitioners, pro se, have filed motions to vacate, set aside or correct the sentences previously imposed upon them by this Court. Title 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The three cases were consolidated because each raises the identical issue of whether petitioners were denied the effective assistance of counsel.

Collins, Peters and Flammia each pled guilty to Count One of Indictment 75 CR 275 (use of a firearm...

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