UNITED STATES v. SLOCUM

No. 21-7283.

106 F.4th 308 (2024)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie SLOCUM, Jr., a/k/a Jay, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 1, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Salvatore Mills Mancina, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Joshua Clarke Hanks, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Erica Hashimoto, Director, Emily Webb, Student Counsel, Daniel Reid, Student Counsel, Appellate Litigation Program, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. William S. Thompson, United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Quattlebaum wrote the opinion, in which Judge Rushing joined. Chief Judge Diaz wrote a concurring opinion.


Willie Slocum, Jr., appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to correct, vacate or set aside his convictions and sentences based on ineffective assistance of counsel. Slocum was indicted on two counts of drug conspiracy under 21 U.S.C. § 846, but Slocum argues that the two charged conspiracies...

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