Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Kerry Leigh DICKSON, a/k/a Kerri Leigh Dickson, Defendant- Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-12-19
Citations: 210 F. App'x 325
Docket Number: No. 06-4465
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff — Appellee, v. Kerry Leigh DICKSON, a/k/a Kerri Leigh Dickson, Defendant— Appellant.
Judges: Before MICHAEL, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 210
Pages: 325–326

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff — Appellee, v. Kerry Leigh DICKSON, a/k/a Kerri Leigh Dickson, Defendant— Appellant.
No. 06-4465.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Dec. 14, 2006.
Decided: Dec. 19, 2006.
Tolly A. Kennon III, Kennon & Associates, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Gretchen C.F. Shappert, United States Attorney, Thomas Cullen, Assistant United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before MICHAEL, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Kerry Leigh Dickson appeals her convictions and 130-month sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (2000), and possession -with intent to distribute cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (2000). On appeal, Dickson claims her counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel because he: (1) did not honor her request to plead not guilty and proceed to trial; (2) failed to prepare a defense, interview witnesses, and subject the Government's case to adversarial testing; and (3) despite being on notice of past mental and emotional problems, failed to arrange for a psychological evaluation.
A claim of ineffective assistance of counsel must be brought in a collateral proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000), unless it conclusively appears from the face of the record that counsel was ineffective. United States v. Baldovinos, 434 F.3d 233, 239 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 126 S.Ct. 1407, 164 L.Ed.2d 107 (2006); United States v. DeFusco, 949 F.2d 114, 120-21 (4th Cir.1991). We have reviewed the record and find that it does not conclusively demonstrate that Dickson's counsel was ineffective. Therefore, Dickson's claims are not reviewable at this stage. Accordingly, we affirm Dickson's convictions and sentence. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED.