U.S. v. CASSELL

No. 06-3146.

530 F.3d 1009 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Dwayne CASSELL, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 15, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell M. Seltzer, appointed by the Court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Katherine M. Kelly, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III and Elizabeth Trosman, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.


GARLAND, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted Dwayne Cassell of several drug and gun crimes, including possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). We affirmed Cassell's convictions on direct appeal, and he now mounts a collateral challenge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging that his trial was subject to a host of errors by his counsel, the prosecutor...

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