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United States v. James Parsons, 4th Cir. (2011)
United States v. James Parsons, 4th Cir. (2011)
No. 10-4665
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Statesville.
Richard L.
Voorhees, District Judge. (5:07-cr-00008-RLV-DSC-1)
Submitted:
June 7, 2011
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
James
Matthew
Parsons
pled
guilty,
pursuant
to
of
drug
924(c)(1)
trafficking
(2006).
The
crime,
in
district
violation
court
of
granted
18
the
whether
defense
assistance at sentencing.
counsel
provided
ineffective
The
counsel,
who
counsel
has
contends
been
that
replaced
on
Parsonss
district
appeal,
provided
of
appeal
counsel
but
claim
instead
generally
should
be
is
An ineffective
not
cognizable
asserted
in
on
post-
direct
appeal
only
if
counsels
239
(4th
Cir.
ineffectiveness
conclusively
2006).
Because
the
record
does
not
writing,
of
his
right
to
petition
the
Supreme
Court
of
the
We dispense with
oral
contentions
argument
because
the
facts
and
legal
are
adequately
presented
in
the
materials
before
the
court
and