United States DC Circuit

Denial of a 28 U.S.C. section 2255 petition is affirmed where defendant procedurally defaulted on his claim of judicial bias and was not prejudiced by the alleged ineffective assistance of his defense counsel.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/16/2007
• Decided 01/25/2008
• Published 01/25/2008

Judges

• BROWN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  BROWN and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward C. Sussman, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John P. Mannarino, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the briefs were Jefrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese, III, Mary B. McCord, and Carolyn K. Kolben, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.