U.S. v. CASIANO

No. 90-2168.

929 F.2d 1046 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Santiago CASIANO, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 26, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Santiago Casiano, Jr., Bastrop, Tex., pro se.

Paula C. Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Atty., Henry K. Oncken, U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, JOLLY, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Santiago Casiano, Jr. is a federal prisoner who was convicted in 1979 of conspiracy and of marijuana possession with intent to distribute. He now appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion, arguing that he has been placed in double jeopardy and that his trial counsel labored under a conflict of interest. In rejecting the motion, the district court found Casiano's double jeopardy claim meritless and his right...

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