Source: http://openjurist.org/111/f3d/133/harris-v-united-states
Timestamp: 2013-12-12 16:11:21
Document Index: 305122066

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 841', '§ 841', '§ 2', '§ 924', '§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 1', '§ 1']

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111 F. 3d 133 - Harris v. United States	Home111 f3d 133 harris v. united states
111 F3d 133 Harris v. United States 111 F.3d 133
Sam HARRIS, Petitioner-Appellant,v.UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 95-3876.
Submitted March 18, 1997.1Decided March 31, 1997.Rehearing Denied April 28, 1997.
A jury found Sam Harris guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2, and one count of possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). Three years ago, on March 10, 1994, we affirmed his conviction in an unpublished order. In October of 1995, proceeding pro se, Harris filed a petition to vacate or modify his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The petition was denied on November 14, 1995. Harris appeals.
In his § 2255 petition, Harris claimed that the district court misapplied U.S.S.G. § 1B1.3(a)(1) and Application Note 2 by failing to make an individualized finding concerning the scope of his involvement in the conspiracy to distribute cocaine. This defect, he says, led the district court to tag him with an excessive amount of cocaine. He also says that his trial and appellate counsel were ineffective because they failed to pursue his claim that the district court misapplied § 1B1.3(a)(1). The district court found that Harris' petition was procedurally barred because he did not raise his objections to the amount of drugs either at sentencing or on direct appeal and he failed to sho