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BROWN v. CARAWAY

No. 12-1439.

719 F.3d 583 (2013)

Royce BROWN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John F. CARAWAY, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 10, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Levenstam , Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, Adam G. Unikowsky (argued), Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Michael A. Rotker (argued), Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

In 1996, a jury in the district court for the District of Delaware convicted Royce Brown of one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. At sentencing, the district court classified Brown as a "career offender" under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1. Brown filed a timely 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion arguing that "counsel was ineffective for failure to object to his sentencing as a career...

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