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U.S. v. THOMPSON

No. 10-3004.

721 F.3d 711 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Alfred L. THOMPSON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 9, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa B. Wright , Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs was A.J. Kramer , Federal Public Defender. Neil H. Jaffee , Assistant Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance.

Patricia A. Heffernan , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Ronald C. Machen, Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman and Elizabeth H. Danello , Assistant U.S. Attorneys. Stephen J. Spiegelhalter , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.

GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:

It is the law of this circuit that we remand to the district court any claim of ineffective assistance of counsel first raised on direct appeal that we cannot readily resolve on the record before us. Applying our precedent, we remand one of the appellant's claims and deny the other.

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In June 2008, the police arrested Alfred Thompson after a foot chase. During the chase, Thompson...

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