Theron L. Pine v. B.J. Bunnell, Superintendent

942 F.2d 793 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Theron L. PINE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. B.J. BUNNELL, Superintendent, Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-15127. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 23, 1991. * Decided Sept. 3, 1991. MEMORANDUM ** Before JAMES R. BROWNING, SNEED and WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 Theron L. Pine, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. Pine, who was convicted of five counts of child molestation, claims that his trial attorney rendered him ineffective assistance of counsel and that newly discovered evidence warrants a new trial. 1 We affirm. 2 * Ineffective Assistance of Counsel 3 To demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show that the counsel's performance was deficient and that the deficient performance prejudiced his defense. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984). Deficient…