Legal Opinion
In re: Tadd Vassell v.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 6, 2014No. 13-0284PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Motion denied by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge AGEE and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
Tadd Vassell was convicted in 1997 of conspiracy to traffic in controlled substances and sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment without parole. His participation in the conspiracy began when he was 17 years old and continued until after he had turned 18. Following his conviction, Vassell filed several motions under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to challenge his sentence, and all were dismissed or denied.
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