EMEZUO v. U.S.

No. 02-1263.

357 F.3d 703 (2004)

Sunny EMEZUO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 6, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Goodridge (argued), Evansville, IN, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Daniel Collins (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before CUDAHY, and EASTERBROOK, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Sunny Emezuo appeals the denial of his motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, in which he claims to have received ineffective assistance of counsel with respect to the proffer requirement of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) and U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2. Because we conclude that his proffer would have been insufficient even if it had been submitted to the government, Emezuo cannot show he suffered prejudice, and we therefore affirm.

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