United States Second Circuit

Grant of habeas petition vacating conviction for securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud is affirmed over government claims that defendant's claim under Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004) is procedurally barred and, alternatively, that any error in admitting the plea allocutions was harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/13/2007
• Published 09/13/2007

Judges

• B.D. PARKER, Jr., Circuit Judge:, Before:  CALABRESI, B.D. PARKER, and WESLEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joshua Klein, Assistant United States Attorney (Robin L. Baker, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief) for Michael J. Garcia, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Maranda Fritz, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellee.