U.S. v. BOOZE

No. 01-3005.

293 F.3d 516 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Michael Jonathan BOOZE, Appellant

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 14, 2002.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.J. Kramer, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs as amicus curiae on behalf of appellant.

Michael Jonathan Booze, appearing pro se, was on the briefs for appellant.

David B. Goodhand, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher, Mary-Patrice Brown, Stephen M. Campbell, and William J. O'Malley Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and HENDERSON and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 6, 2002.

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Chief Judge:

An inmate serving a 17½-year sentence filed a § 2255 motion alleging, among other things, that his attorney caused him to reject a plea offer with a five-year sentence by advising him erroneously that he would be sentenced to less than five years if he went to trial and was convicted. The

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