CARRANZA v. U.S.

Docket No. 12-334-op.

794 F.3d 237 (2015)

Victor CARRANZA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: July 21, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor Carranza, pro se, White Deer, PA.

Carrie Heather Cohen , Assistant United States Attorney for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, N.Y.

Before: CALABRESI, SACK, and HALL, Circuit Judges.


Petitioner Victor Carranza, proceeding pro se, seeks leave to file a successive 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion raising, as relevant here, two claims: (1) that his attorney was ineffective for failing to timely file an appellate brief and appendix, which resulted in the dismissal of Carranza's direct appeal; and (2) that Carranza "has been...

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