Darryl Lovoy Cook v. United States

Darryl Lovoy Cook, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, correct, or set aside his sentence following an eviden-tiary hearing on his claim that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to advise him adequately of the government’s position on a potential plea deal. The district court denied § 2255 relief, concluding that Cook had not shown that he was prejudiced by any deficient performance because he was unwilling to accept the government’s conditions for any potential plea agreement. Alternatively, the court…