Opinions of the United 1999 Decisions States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 7-26-1999 USA v. Davis Precedential or Non-Precedential: Docket 98-6251 Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/thirdcircuit_1999 Recommended Citation "USA v. Davis" (1999). 1999 Decisions. Paper 215. http://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/thirdcircuit_1999/215 This decision is brought to you for free and open access by the Opinions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at Villanova University School of Law Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1999 Decisions by an authorized administrator of Villanova University School of Law Digital Repository. For more information, please contact Benjamin.Carlson@law.villanova.edu. Filed July 26, 1999 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT NO. 98-6251 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. VINCENT R. DAVIS, Appellant On Appeal From the United States District Court For the District of New Jersey (D.C. Crim. No. 97-cr-00552) District Judge: Honorable Alfred J. Lechner, Jr. Argued: May 19, 1999 Before: BECKER, Chief Judge, RENDELL, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges. (Opinion Filed: July 19, 1999) ORDER AMENDING OPINION The Slip Opinion in the above case filed July 19, 1999 is hereby amended as follows: On page 32, second full paragraph, line 14, a footnote should be added after the phrase "on its merits" to read as follows: We acknowledge that the record reflects that the District Court exhibited commendable patience with defense counsel and gave him several opportunities to correct deficiencies in his papers. However, that fact cannot change the result.  BY THE COURT: /s/ Edward R. Becker Chief Judge Dated: July 26, 1999 A True Copy: Teste: Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 2