United States DC Circuit

Conviction for illegal firearm possession by a convicted felon is affirmed over claims that counsel provided ineffective assistance in failing to: 1) make the best available argument at a suppression hearing; 2) argue that police planted the firearm or that the gun introduced at trial was not the gun allegedly seized from defendant; 3) conduct a reasonable investigation; and 4) present a legally tenable defense.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/20/2006
• Decided 03/30/2007
• Published 03/30/2007

Judges

• TATEL, Circuit Judge., Before:  SENTELLE and TATEL, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sandra G. Roland, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant.   With her on the briefs was A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender.  Neil H. Jaffee, Assistant Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• Suzanne C. Nyland, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese, III, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., James Sweeney, and Sarah T. Chasson, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.