VU v. U.S.

Docket No. 11-909-op.

648 F.3d 111 (2011)

Tuan VU, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: June 7, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tuan Vu, Ayer , Massachusetts, pro se.

Brenda K. Sannes , Assistant United States Attorney, for Richard S. Hartunian , United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Syracuse, NY, for Respondent.

Before: KEARSE, LYNCH, and WALLACE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This case requires us to consider whether a movant's prior unsuccessful motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 seeking reinstatement of his right to direct appeal renders a subsequent § 2255 motion challenging his conviction or sentence "successive" under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act ("AEDPA"). We hold that it does not.

BACKGROUND

Petitioner Tuan Vu pled guilty to using a facility of interstate commerce in the commission...

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