GRIFFITH v. U.S.

No. 15-11877.

871 F.3d 1321 (2017)

James Harold GRIFFITH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 26, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Vanessa Kemp , Natalie Carroll Rezek Olmstead , Christine A. Freeman , Federal Defender Program, Inc., Montgomery, AL, James Harold Griffith, Talladega, AL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Sandra J. Stewart , George L. Beck, Jr. , Louis V. Franklin, Sr. , W. Brent Woodall , U.S. Attorney's Office, MONTGOMERY, AL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before ED CARNES, Chief Judge, ROSENBAUM and DUBINA, Circuit Judges.


James Harold Griffith was convicted by a jury of several drug and firearms offenses. After this Court affirmed his convictions on direct appeal, he filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence. Among other things, he sought an evidentiary hearing based on his claim that his trial counsel was ineffective for...

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