CROSS v. U.S.

No. 88-8883.

893 F.2d 1287 (1990)

William Howard CROSS, Sr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

As Amended February 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Swearingen, Jr., Childs & Phillips, P.C., Columbus, Ga., for petitioner-appellant.

Robert L. Barr, Jr., U.S. Atty., James M. Deichert, Sp. Atty., Organized Crime Strike Force, Atlanta, Ga., Mervyn Hamburg, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent-appellee.

Before KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge, HILL, Senior Circuit Judge, and POINTER, Chief District Judge.


KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, William H. Cross, Sr., was convicted by a jury of various offenses in connection with a conspiracy to import and distribute methaqualone. In this appeal from the district court's denial of Cross's motion to vacate his conviction under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, Cross raises numerous grounds for relief, including the denial of his right to self-representation and ineffective assistance of counsel in failing to object to this and other...

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