Whether trial counsel's ineffective assistance deprived Mr. Smith of the right to offer evidence in his defense

QUESTIONS PRESENTED L. Whether trial counsel’s ineffective assistance deprived Mr. Smith of the right to offer evidence in his defense. I. Whether the district court’s evidentiary errors denied Mr. Smith his right to a fair trial. III. Whether the district court erroneously sentenced Mr. Smith under the career offender Guideline based on information in the presentence investigation report that was inadequate to establish that Mr. Smith had the required predicate convictions. I. Whether the Fourth Circuit erred by concluding that a 300-month prison sentence was substantively reasonable for a non-violent drug offense in light of Mr. Smith’s history and characteristics.