U.S. v. RANGEL

No. 13-7445.

781 F.3d 736 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abel Castillo RANGEL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 1, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Sejal Jhaveri , University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Stephen Wiley Miller , Office of the United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Stephen L. Braga , Appellate Litigation Clinic, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Dana J. Boente , United States Attorney, Rebeca H. Bellows , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge AGEE wrote the opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN and Judge HARRIS joined.


Abel Castillo Rangel was convicted in 2010 of three counts relating to marijuana trafficking and sentenced to 121 months of incarceration. He later filed a motion to vacate his conviction and sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging that his trial and appellate counsel had rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance...

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