TRENKLER v. U.S.

No. 00-1657.

268 F.3d 16 (2001)

Alfred W. TRENKLER, Petitioner, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 16, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Rankin, with whom Bruce W. Edmands, Richard S. Jacobs and Mahoney Hawkes LLP, were on brief, for appellant.

Kevin P. McGrath, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, and David S. Mackey, Special Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

This case requires us to address the interaction between two avenues of relief from a federal conviction and sentence: 28 U.S.C. § 2255, which permits a motion to set aside a sentence allegedly imposed in violation of the Constitution or federal law, and Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, which permits a motion for a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence. In particular...

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