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904 F.2d 708

Docket No. 89-2021.

Wilbert L. Smith, Jr. v. United States

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1990-06-06

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)

Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Curtis Lee Tate v. United States · Reed v. Sowders

Decided 1990-06-06

Unpublished Disposition
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Before KRUPANSKY and MILBURN, Circuit Judges, and CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.

ORDER

¶1

This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 9(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination of the record and the briefs, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed.R.App.P. 34(a).

¶2

Wilbert Smith appeals the denial of a motion to vacate a criminal sentence under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255. Smith attacked the constitutionality of 1985 drug-related and continuing criminal enterprise convictions. The parties have briefed the issues, Smith proceeding without counsel.

¶3

Upon consideration, we find that the district court's decision was correct. In our opinion on Smith's direct appeal of his convictions, United States v. Adams, 803 F.2d 722 (6th Cir.1986) (table), we addressed and rejected all of Smith's substantive claims now raised in his motion to vacate with the exception of the ineffective assistance of counsel claim. We find this latter claim meritless. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984).

¶4

Accordingly, the district court's decision is affirmed. Rule 9(b)(5), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.

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