Legal Opinion
United States v. Ralph Leon Terry
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 26, 2004No. 02-7918PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Ralph Terry, was convicted by a jury of two federal counts relating to cocaine distribution. His sentence was based, in part, on the testimony of his co-conspirator, Eric Jensen, concerning Terry’s involvement with him in a prior drug deal involving a large quantity of marijuana, conduct that was not specified in Terry’s indictment. Subsequently, Terry filed a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 raising, inter alia, claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. The claims were based on the asserted deficient performance of Terry’s trial counsel in several…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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