United States Fourth Circuit
US v. Taylor, 04-4104
A criminal defendant does not have a federal constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel with regard to a post-conviction, post-direct appeal motion for reduction of sentence made by the government pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b).
Appellate Information
- Argued 05/24/2005
- Decided 07/11/2005
- Published 07/11/2005
Judges
- Before WIDENER and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Court
- United States Fourth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- ARGUED: Charles Michael Henter, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Michael James Elston, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, Scott W. Putney, Assistant United States Attorney, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellee.