U.S. v. STRICKLIN

No. 00-10921.

290 F.3d 748 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tommy Howard STRICKLIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 1, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chad Eugene Meacham, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Tommy Howard Stricklin, Fort Worth, TX, pro se.

Before JOLLY, JONES and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This case presents a claim under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, brought by Tommy Howard Stricklin. He alleges that he received constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel because his counsel failed to raise crucial objections during sentencing. We agree and vacate his sentence.

In particular, we hold that the attorney's performance at sentencing did not fall within the "wide range of reasonable professional assistance." See Strickland v. Washington...

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