NICHOLS v. U.S.

No. 05-6452.

501 F.3d 542 (2007)

Thomas Albert NICHOLS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: William Cohen, Assistant United States Attorney, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. Thomas Albert Nichols, Pine Knot, Kentucky, pro se.

Before: KEITH, MOORE, and COLE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-Appellant Thomas Albert Nichols ("Nichols") appeals from the district court's judgment denying his motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Nichols argues that his counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to challenge enhancements to his Guidelines range. Nichols argues that, based on Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S...

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