1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 574 F.3d
  5. 574 F.3d 101 (2009)
 

FORBES v. U.S.

Docket No. 07-3130-pr.

574 F.3d 101 (2009)

Dennis FORBES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: July 30, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eleanor Jackson Piel, New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Frank H. Sherman, Assistant United States Attorney (Kathleen M. Mehltretter, Acting United States Attorney, of counsel), Office of the United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, Rochester, NY, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before PARKER and WESLEY, Circuit Judges, TSOUCALAS, Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner-appellant Dennis Forbes ("Forbes") appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Siragusa, J.), dismissing his petition to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 on the basis of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel on direct appeal. For the reasons stated below, the district court's order of dismissal is hereby AFFIRMED.

Background

...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases