UNITED STATES v. SLAPE

No. 18-41085.

44 F.4th 356 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cory Hays SLAPE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 12, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephan Edward Oestreicher, Jr. , Heather Harris Rattan , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Bradley Elliot Visosky , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas, Plano, TX, Traci Lynne Kenner , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas, Tyler, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Denton Bryan Lessman , Kevin Bryan Lessman , Law Office of Denton Lessman, Waco, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Richman, Chief Judge, and Clement and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.


Defendant-Appellant Cory Hays Slape appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 habeas corpus petition. Slape claims that his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to challenge asserted violations of Slape's double jeopardy rights.

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