OLDEN v. U.S.

No. 98-1085.

224 F.3d 561 (2000)

Andre OLDEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 22, 2000


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vicki L. Carmichael (argued and briefed), Jeffersonville, IN, Andre Olden, Federal Medical Center, Bluegrass Unit, Lexington, KY, for Appellant.

David J. Debold (argued and briefed), Ronald W. Waterstreet, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, MI, for Appellee.

Before: JONES, COLE, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-Appellant Andre Olden appeals the district court's denial of his § 2255 motion to vacate his conviction for narcotics distribution. Olden asserts that he was provided ineffective assistance of counsel and completely denied representation by his counsel's absences at critical stages of his trial. We hold that while Olden cannot establish prejudice to support his ineffective assistance claim, his counsel...

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