Legal Opinion
Close v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 10, 2012No. 11-1383PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
After Gary Close pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, a jury convicted him of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). He appealed the firearm conviction, arguing insufficient evidence. We affirmed. United States v. Close, 518 F.3d 617 (8th Cir.2008). He now appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate the firearm conviction. The district court 1 granted a certificate of appealability on two issues— whether trial counsel provided…
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