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REGA v. U.S.

Docket No. 00-2287.

263 F.3d 18 (2001)

Douglas REGA, Petitioner-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided August 27, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel S. Ruzumna, Assistant United States Attorney (Mary Jo White, United States Attorney, and James J. Benjamin, Jr. and Gary Stein, Assistant United States Attorneys, of counsel), New York, NY, for Respondent-Appellant.

David L. Lewis, New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Before OAKES, WINTER, and STRAUB, Circuit Judges.

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

The government appeals from Judge Stanton's order vacating the convictions and sentence of petitioner Douglas Rega, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See Rega v. United States, No. 96 Civ. 2728, 2000 WL 356403 (S.D.N.Y. Apr.6, 2000) ("Rega II"). The district court concluded that Rega did not receive the constitutionally required effective assistance of counsel because his attorney prevented him from testifying on his own behalf...

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