United States v. Bell, No. 11-3018 (D.C. Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of conspiring to possess and distribute one kilogram or more of PCP. On appeal, defendant claimed that his trial and sentencing were defective in several respects. Defendant's ineffective assistance claim turned on two alleged deficiencies in his counsel's performance, both of which related to the "safety valve" provision of the Sentencing Guidelines. The court concluded that, in defendant's case, the record supported neither a conclusive determination that his ineffective assistance claim would succeed, nor one that it must fail. Accordingly, the court remanded for further proceedings as to defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim. The court concluded that defendant's other claims lacked merit.
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