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U.S. v. TOMS

No. 02-3082.

396 F.3d 427 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Ronald James TOMS, a/k/a Block, Appellant

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 1, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine J. Mittleman argued the cause for appellant. On the briefs were Pleasant S. Brodnax, III and Mary E. Davis.

Elizabeth H. Danello, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, and John R. Fisher and Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorneys. Roy W. McLeese, III, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and TATEL and ROBERTS, Circuit Judges.

ROBERTS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Ronald Toms appeals the district court's denial of his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate convictions for several drug and firearms offenses. He argues that the deficient performance of his trial attorney deprived him of his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel. We conclude that the district court did not err in denying Toms's motion or in refusing to conduct an evidentiary hearing, and affirm.

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