United States Fourth Circuit

In a section 2255 proceeding, district court's denial of defendant's request that his sentence for his drug trafficking and firearms offenses be vacated on the ground that he received ineffective assistance of counsel is affirmed as, because defendant repeatedly expressed his desire to have the criminal proceeding concluded, received the best possible sentence he could have received under the agreement he entered into with the government, and had no nonfrivolous issues to appeal, defendant has not established that counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to consult with him about an appeal or that defendant was prejudiced by counsel's failure to consult with him.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/26/2010
• Decided 08/16/2010
• Published 08/16/2010

Judges

• NIEMEYER

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brendan S. Leary, Paul Thomas Camilletti