United States Fourth Circuit

Defendant's convictions and sentence for drug and firearm offenses are affirmed over his claims that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and, although there was plain error with regards to defendant's involuntary medication claim, the court declines to exercise discretion to correct the error.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/30/2005
• Decided 01/09/2006
• Published 01/09/2006

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, KING, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Aaron Edmund Michel, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant.  Amy Elizabeth Ray, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Gretchen C.F. Shappert, United States Attorney, Keith Cave, Assistant United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.