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U.S. v. QUIN

No. 87-1349.

836 F.2d 654 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alan Peter QUIN, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Garcia with whom Elisa Bobonis Lang and John M. Garcia Law Offices, Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief, for defendant, appellant.

Warren Vazquez, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., was on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Circuit Judge, ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge, and LAGUEUX, District Judge.

BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.

This 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion presents some troublesome questions, not the least of which are precisely what occurred and what is claimed. The court not only denied the motion, but imposed a $2,000 sanction upon counsel, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 11, for "an unreasonable and vexatious twisting of criminal procedure [that was] disturbing and frivolous."

The facts were these. One Burke, as owner and master, and defendant...

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