John Richard Roney, Movant v. United States of America

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

In 1993, John Richard Roney pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering offenses and was sentenced to 235 months in prison. In March 1997, he filed a motion for post-conviction relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging (among other claims) denial of his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel because trial counsel had failed to file a notice of appeal, as Roney had requested. The district court denied § 2255 relief without a hearing. Roney appealed, and we remanded for further proceedings, citing Holloway v. United States, 960 F.2d 1348,…