Lorenzo Roundtree v. United States

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

In 2007, a jury convicted Lorenzo Roundtree of distributing heroin, resulting in death, after a prior felony drug conviction. The district court 1 sentenced Roundtree to life imprisonment, the sentence mandated by 21 U.S.C. § 841 (b)(1)(C)"if death or serious bodily injury results from the use of such substance." The conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. Roundtree filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence, asserting claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and insufficient evidence. The district court denied relief,…