U.S. v. PHEA

No. 17-50671.

953 F.3d 838 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Brian Terrell PHEA, also known as Brian Phea, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED March 31, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Mara Asya Blatt, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorneys U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Kristin L. Davidson , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Maureen Scott Franco , Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Brian Terrell Phea, Texarkana, TX, Pro. Se.

Before HIGGINSON and WILLETT, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, District Judge.


Brian Phea was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a) for the prostitution of a 14-year-old girl. Following Phea's unsuccessful direct appeal, the district court denied his § 2255 petition in which he contended his trial and appellate attorneys rendered ineffective assistance by failing to argue...

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