United States DC Circuit

Drug and firearm convictions are affirmed where Defendant failed to preserve objections to the District Court's voir dire questioning and sentence, but remanded for a hearing on Defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim, where Defendant claimed that his counsel failed to advise him of the government's plea offer.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2008
• Decided 03/06/2009
• Published 03/06/2009

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, Chief Judge, TATEL, Circuit Judge, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lisa B. Wright, 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:
  
• Elizabeth H. Danello, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese III and Elizabeth Trosman, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.