MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
I. Introduction
Christopher Holyfield appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion for relief from judgment. In his § 2255 motion, Holyfield asserted his counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to challenge on appeal the district court's use of a 1998 California conviction to sentence him to life imprisonment under the provisions of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). In particular, Holyfield...
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