Second Circuit· 7/9/2021

Kassir v. United States

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3 F.4th 556

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finding “little ground for concern about adverse effects” from “any social stigma” associated with the unreviewed conviction in light of other serious convictions
declining to reach the merits of a habeas petition because “[n]o matter the success of [the petitioner’s] argument, we cannot shorten the time he will remain in prison”
“A special assessment fee is a sufficient basis for a defendant to maintain a concrete stake in challenging a conviction on direct appeal.”
“As has traditionally been done, courts may look to the so-called Vargas factors to determine whether to rely on the concurrent sentence doctrine.”
“Our Court has long reserved § 2255 relief for prejudicial errors that are so grave, they ‘result[ ] in a complete miscarriage of justice.’” (quoting Nnebe v. United States, 534 F.3d 87, 90 (2d Cir. 2008)
“Relief from fines . . . and other noncustodial punishments may be byproducts of a [criminal] defendant’s successful collateral attack on a conviction, but they cannot themselves serve as bases for collateral relief.” (footnote omitted)

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