United States v. Roy Lee Pierce

BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

The pivotal issues in this appeal from denial of § 2255 relief are the scope of such proceedings, and Roy Lee Pierce’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim concerning a search purportedly violative of the Fourth Amendment, but which Pierce lacks standing to challenge. We AFFIRM.

I

At the Los Angeles American Airlines terminal in December 1987, Pierce’s sister-in-law, Angela Evans, picked up a package sent from Tyler, Texas. Shortly thereafter, she presented a package to American Airlines employee McAdam for shipment to Tyler. In response to his inquiry, Evans stated…