United States v. Gooch, Jr., No. 15-3030 (D.C. Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseAppellant challenged the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. The court concluded that it has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 2253(a) to consider the merits of the appeal because the district court issued a certificate of appealability as to appellant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in cross-examining a witness. On the merits, the court concluded that appellant failed to show a reasonable probability that the result of his trial would have been different without the allegedly deficient open-ended questioning by defense counsel on cross-examination. Therefore, the court rejected appellant's argument and affirmed the judgment.
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