U.S. v. LUCK

No. 09-6641.

611 F.3d 183 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlton N. LUCK, a/k/a C-4, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Gregory Mokodean, University of Virginia School of Law, Appellate Litigation Clinic, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Anthony Paul Giorno, Office of the United States Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Neal L. Walters, University of Virginia School of Law, Appellate Litigation Clinic, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Timothy J. Heaphy, United States Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, Ronald M. Huber, Assistant United States Attorney, Barbara Colberg, Third-Year Law Student, Office of the United States Attorney, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellee.

Reversed, vacated, and remanded by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the majority opinion, in which Senior Judge ALARCÓN joined. Judge SHEDD wrote a dissenting opinion.


OPINION

GREGORY, Circuit Judge:

Carlton Luck ("Luck") appeals the district court's partial denial of his motion to set aside his conviction under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Luck argues that his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of cocaine base should be reversed because his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request an informant instruction, declining to call impeachment witnesses, putting...

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