United States DC Circuit

Defendant's drug conviction and sentence are affirmed over his challenge that his counsel was ineffective in failing to argue that the substance he distributed was not "crack cocaine," but rather a form of cocaine for which a lower sentence should have been imposed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/09/2004
• Decided 08/20/2004
• Published 08/20/2004

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, GARLAND, and ROBERTS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James M. Johnstone, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Valinda Jones, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and John R. Fisher and Mary A. Snow, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.  Mary B. McCord, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.