U.S. v. SMACK

No. 02-2620.

347 F.3d 533 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America v. Dion A. SMACK, a/k/a Dee Dion A. Smack, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed October 24, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maureen Kearney Rowley, Chief Federal Defender, David L. McColgin, Supervising Appellate Attorney, Jonathan D. Libby, Research & Writing Specialist, Robert Epstein, (Argued), Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Court Division, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, for Appellant.

Patrick L. Meehan, United States Attorney, Laurie Magid, Deputy United States Attorney, for Policy and Appeals, Robert A. Zauzmer, Assistant United States Attorney, Senior Appellate Counsel, Gregory A. Paw, (Argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, for Appellee.

Before: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, BECKER and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by defendant Dion A. Smack from a judgment in a criminal case. It has a complex, almost convoluted history, compounded by a poorly drafted and confusing application note to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. Although technically before us as an appeal, this case is at bottom a proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 because the real issue is whether, as Smack contends, counsel at his original plea...

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