RIVERS v. U.S.

No. 12-15208.

777 F.3d 1306 (2015)

Marcus RIVERS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 5, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Louis Wallace, III , Wallace Associates, Lighthouse Point, FL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Carol Herman , Kathleen Mary Salyer , Anne Ruth Schultz , Wifredo A. Ferrer , Robin W. Waugh , U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before ED CARNES, Chief Judge, RESTANI, Judge, and ROBRENO, District Judge.


This appeal arises out of a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. After his 2007 conviction for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, Marcus Rivers filed a motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging that his trial attorney — who died before Rivers filed his § 2255 petition...

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