United States v. Lance Laird

POLSTER, District Judge.

Lance Dale Laird, who was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, appeals his conviction based solely on the claim that he was denied constitutionally effective trial counsel. Because we generally decline to review ineffective-assistance claims on direct appeal and because the record is not fully developed, we affirm the conviction but decline to entertain the ineffective assistance claim on direct appeal.

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In a criminal complaint filed on January 25, 2013, Lance Laird, along with seven others, was charged…