U.S. v. HICKS

No. 01-3040.

283 F.3d 380 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Eric A. HICKS, a/k/a Fat Eric, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 26, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Manning Petras, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Valinda Jones, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Assistant United States Attorney. Mary-Patrice Brown, Assistant United States Attorney, entered an appearance.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, EDWARDS and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

Eric Hicks received a Certificate of Appealability ("COA") to challenge a District Court decision striking his motion to supplement an application for collateral relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. After being convicted in federal court on various drug distribution and conspiracy offenses, Hicks filed a § 2255 motion claiming that, by offering leniency to some of its...

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