United States v. Toms, Ronald

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBERTS.

ROBERTS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Ronald Toms appeals the district court’s denial of his motion under 28 U.S.C. §■ 2255 to vacate convictions for several drug and firearms offenses. He argues that the deficient performance of his trial attorney deprived him of his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel. We conclude that the district court did not err in denying Toms’s motion or in refusing to conduct an evidentiary hearing, and affirm.

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' In November 1993, a grand jury returned a superseding indictment against Toms and two…