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GORDON v. U.S.

No. 05-16703.

518 F.3d 1291 (2008)

Kirlew S. GORDON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 7, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Courtland L. Reichman (Court-Appointed), King & Spalding, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Gordon.

Michael Boysie Billingsley, Joyce White Vance, Asst. U.S. Atty., Birmingham, AL, for U.S.

Before PRYOR, KRAVITCH and ALARCÓN, Circuit Judges.

PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

We sua sponte vacate and reconsider our original opinion in this matter. We substitute the following opinion for our original opinion.

This appeal requires us to decide two issues about the relation between the standard that governs plain error review on direct appeal and the standard that governs collateral review of ineffective assistance of counsel. The issues are whether counsel for Kirlew...

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