CERRO v. U.S.

No. 88-2296.

872 F.2d 780 (1989)

Samuel B. CERRO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald V. Morano, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

John W. Vaudreuil, Asst. U.S. Atty., Madison, Wis., for respondent-appellee.

Before WOOD, Jr., POSNER, and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Samuel B. Cerro appeals the district court's denial of his post-conviction motion to vacate his federal convictions and sentences. 28 U.S.C. § 2255. He argues that he was denied effective assistance of counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment because James Ewers, who represented him at trial and on direct appeal, labored under conflicts of interest. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

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