United States Second Circuit

Denial of 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion to set aside convictions for securities fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering is affirmed where: 1) defense counsel did not render constitutionally ineffective assistance by overriding petitioner's desire to exercise his constitutional right to testify at trial; and 2) petitioner's right to testify was not prejudiced in connection with the lack of objection by counsel to the district court's instructions on mens rea.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/09/2011
• Published 12/09/2011

Judges

• Kearse

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Galgano and Associates, Preet Bharara