PASSOS-PATERNINA v. U.S.

Civil No. 97-1137(JP).

12 F.Supp.2d 231 (1998)

Emiro PASSOS-PATERNINA, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

June 26, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emiro Passos-Paternina, Fort Dix, NJ, pro se.

Assistant U.S. Attorney, Hato Rey, PR, for Defendant.


OPINION AND ORDER

PIERAS, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Alleging that he was denied his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel, Petitioner now moves this Court under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to set aside his conviction. Specifically, Petitioner asserts that his lawyer (1) failed to investigate and/or adduce evidence demonstrating Petitioner's role (or lack thereof) in the offense and (2) undermined Petitioner's right to testify...

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