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Fourth Circuit: Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Raise Change in Sentencing Precedent Following Remand
by David M. Reutter
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held a federal defendant was denied the effective assistance of counsel by failing to object to his designation as a career offender on the ground the conspiracy under 21 U.S.C. § 846 is broader than generic conspiracy ...
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