U.S. v. PRESTON

No. 98-20023. Summary Calendar.

209 F.3d 783 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martha Marie PRESTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffery Alan Babcock, Paula Camille Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Martha Marie Preston, Houston, TX, pro se.

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


PER CURIAM:

Martha Marie Preston appeals the district court's denial of her motion to vacate, set aside, or correct her sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. We granted a certificate of appealability on two issues: (1) whether Preston was properly sentenced to twenty years for aiding and abetting in the distribution of cocaine; and (2) whether her attorney was ineffective for failing to raise this issue at sentencing or on direct appeal.

Preston was convicted...

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