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U.S. v. BRECKENRIDGE

No. 94-6516.

93 F.3d 132 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William F. BRECKENRIDGE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 20, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: William Michael Merone, Kenyon & Kenyon, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Jean Barrett Hudson, Assistant United States Attorney, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Richard J. Bonnie, Kirk H. Hays, Third Year Law Student, Post-Conviction Assistance Project, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Robert P. Crouch, Jr., United States Attorney, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellee.

Before MOTZ, Circuit Judge, TRAXLER, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, sitting by designation, and PAYNE, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Remanded by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Judge PAYNE joined.

OPINION

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

William F. Breckenridge appeals from the district court's denial of his motion, made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1988), to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. He asserts that his trial counsel's failure to point out that his prior offenses were related and thus not a basis for sentencing...

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