NICKS v. U.S.

No. 89 Civ. 5155 (CSH).

874 F.Supp. 591 (1995)

Harry NICKS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

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

January 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Jo White, U.S. Atty., S.D.N.Y., New York City, for U.S. (Jeffrey B. Sklaroff, of counsel).

Ropes & Gray, Boston, MA (William L. Patton, Laurie R. Wallach, James S. De Graw, of counsel) and Cahill Gordon & Reindel, New York City (Laurence T. Sorkin, of counsel), for petitioner.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HAIGHT, District Judge:

This is a petition for a writ of error coram nobis. Petitioner Harry Nicks seeks to vacate his 1974 conviction and 1975 sentencing before Judge Whitman Knapp of this Court on a charge of armed bank robbery. Nicks claims that he was deprived of a constitutionally required competency hearing before sentencing. Judge Knapp granted relief. The Second Circuit reversed and remanded the case to...

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