United States Fourth Circuit

Conviction for possession of a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 922(g)(1) and the enhancement of his sentence as an armed career criminal pursuant to section 924(e) are affirmed over claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/21/2003
• Published 07/21/2003

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:William Fletcher Nettles, IV, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Florence, South Carolina, for Appellant.  Alfred William Walker Bethea, Assistant United States Attorney, Florence, South Carolina, for Appellee.  J. ON BRIEF:Strom Thurmond, Jr., United States Attorney, Florence, South Carolina, for Appellee.