United States First Circuit

District court's denial of defendant's motion under 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion to vacate his sentence for his drug related conviction is affirmed as the district court's conclusion that trial counsel did not render ineffective assistance are largely uncontested and not clearly erroneous.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/17/2010
• Published 05/17/2010

Judges

• LYNCH, Chief Judge., Before Lynch, Chief Judge, Lipez and Howard, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeanne M. Kempthorne for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Margaret D. McGaughey, Appellate Chief, with whom Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellee.