GOODSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 76-2103.

564 F.2d 1071 (1977)

Douglas Carroll GOODSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Acker and Thomas F. Loflin, III, Durham, N.C. (Loflin & Loflin, Durham, N.C., on brief), for appellant.

Jack B. Crawley, Jr., First Asst. U. S. Atty., Raleigh, N.C. (Carl L. Tilghman, U. S. Atty., Beaufort, N.C., on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, BRYAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and WIDENER, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Douglas Goodson was sentenced to two concurrent fifteen year prison terms, each with a five year special parole term, for possession of heroin with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin, under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He appeals from the denial of his motion to vacate the sentences pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

Goodson claims that he is entitled to a new trial, or at least resentencing, because he was inadequately represented...

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