U.S. v. MASON

No. 12-8042.

774 F.3d 824 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor Eugene MASON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 18, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Nathan S. Mammen , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. James Hunter May , Office of the United States Attorney, Columbia, SC, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: William Fink , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. William N. Nettles , United States Attorney, Jimmie Ewing , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Columbia, SC, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge HUDSON joined. Judge GREGORY wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.


Petitioner Victor Mason was convicted by a jury of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of powder cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. His arrest followed a traffic stop on Interstate 20 in Georgia. He now brings a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition...

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