U.S. v. SPARROW

No. 02-3571.

371 F.3d 851 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America v. Gaylord SPARROW, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

June 15, 2004.

As Amended August 3, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Binhak, Huntingdon Valley, for Appellant.

Patrick L. Meehan, United States Attorney, Laurie Magid, Deputy United States Attorney, Emily McKillip, Assistant United States Attorney, Judy Goldstein Smith, Assistant United States Attorney, Philadelphia, for Appellee.

Before ROTH, AMBRO, and CHERTOFF, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

Gaylord Sparrow appeals the denial of his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 with regard to his conviction and sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) — possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He argues that the facts of the case do not support his conviction. We disagree and affirm the District Court's decision to deny his petition.

I. Factual and Procedural Background...

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