Stephen Scott Crooker v. United States

BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendant Crooker appeals an adverse decision in this 28 U.S.C. § 2255 attack on his sentence, claiming inadequate representation by counsel. We find his contentions fully answered by the district court, except for one matter of consequence on which we part company with the court’s reasoning, but, nevertheless, affirm. 1 This issue arises from counsel’s not invoking the provisions of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (IAD), a compact in which the federal government joins with the states in protecting prisoners’ rights. 18 U.S.C.App. See generally…