United States v. Charles Smoot

Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge:

On September 20, 2017, Appellant, Charles Smoot, pled guilty to one count of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a). He was subsequently sentenced to 96 months of incarceration. He now appeals to overturn his conviction and sentence.

In support of his appeal, Appellant raises three claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. He contends, first, that his counsel was inadequately prepared for trial, second, that his counsel failed to object to an erroneous finding allegedly made by the District Court during sentencing and, third, that a conflict of…