Opinion ID: 591636
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Collateral Attack on Issues Raised on Direct Appeal

Text: 7 The issues Masters raises in his second and third grounds for relief already were raised unsuccessfully on direct appeal. Unless there has been a change in the law between a direct appeal and a collateral attack on a conviction, issues that were decided on direct appeal will not be considered in collateral challenges. Boeckenhaupt v. United States, 537 F.2d 1182, 1183 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 863 (1976). Masters does not allege that any material changes in law occurred between the direct appeal and the § 2255 motion. To the extent Masters put a new slant on these claims-arguing that his conduct was legal, not just that it was not clearly illegal-they are without merit. Accordingly, the district court properly dismissed the second and third grounds of Masters's petition.