United States DC Circuit

Denial of defendant's 28 U.S.C. section 2255 challenge to his sentence for distribution of cocaine base and carrying a pistol without a license is affirmed where, although a brief postsentencing conversation with counsel was insufficient to constitute an adequate consultation regarding his right to appeal, the section 2255 motion was properly denied because no nonfrivolous grounds for appeal existed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/08/2008
• Decided 05/30/2008
• Published 05/30/2008

Judges

• Before:  TATEL, BROWN, and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Neil H. Jaffee, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John P. Gidez, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.