Legal Opinion
Edward Dell v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 27, 2013No. 11-12904PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Edward Dell appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion — one in a series of attempts, some more successful than others, to reduce his sentence for committing several drug offenses in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 856. At the heart of this appeal is whether Dell’s defense counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to argue, either during sentencing or on direct appeal, for a downward variance based on the substantial disparity between the Sentencing Guidelines’ treatment of cocaine base and cocaine powder. After…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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