Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee. v. Lawrence M. SIMONS, Sr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-05-17
Citations: 515 F. App'x 754
Docket Number: No. 12-3137
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee. v. Lawrence M. SIMONS, Sr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before LUCERO, O’BRIEN, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 515
Pages: 754–757

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee. v. Lawrence M. SIMONS, Sr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-3137.
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
May 17, 2013.
Alan G. Metzger, Office of the United States Attorney, Wichita, KS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Lawrence M. Simons, Sr., Wichita, KS, pro se.
Before LUCERO, O’BRIEN, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
PER CURIAM.
Lawrence M. Simons, proceeding pro se, wants to appeal from the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. He claims his retained counsel provided ineffective assistance in negotiating a plea agreement and at sentencing.
We deny the requested Certificate of Appealability and dismiss this matter.