U.S. v. POWELL

No. 15-6232.

850 F.3d 145 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marvin Wilbert POWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: March 1, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Richard Clarke Speaks , SPEAKS LAW FIRM, Wilmington, North Carolina, for Appellant. Seth Morgan Wood , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: John Stuart Bruce , Acting United States Attorney, Jennifer P. May-Parker , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Niemeyer wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson and Judge Diaz joined.


Marvin W. Powell was convicted of federal drug and firearms offenses and sentenced to 300 months' imprisonment, and his conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct review. Powell then filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his conviction and sentence on numerous grounds, most of which were based on his...

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