U.S. v. LAWRENCE

No. 97-30522.

179 F.3d 343 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Troy A. LAWRENCE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cristina Walker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

George Chaney, Jr., Chaney & Recasner, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EMILIO M. GARZA, BENAVIDES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Troy A. Lawrence appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus and his motion for reconsideration of that denial. We affirm.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, Lawrence moved the district court to vacate his conviction and sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1) for using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. Lawrence's co-defendant at trial, Sylvester Tolliver...

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