Vernon Leroy Rich v. United States

960 F.2d 152 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Vernon Leroy RICH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 90-35382. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 10, 1992. * Decided April 17, 1992. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, EUGENE A. WRIGHT and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Vernon Leroy Rich was convicted of four counts of bank robbery, one count of attempted bank robbery and one count of escape from federal custody. 3 After this court affirmed his sentence, he filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition arguing ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied his claim and he appeals again. 4 An ineffective assistance of counsel claim must be evaluated according to the standards the Supreme Court set in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984). Under Strickland, an appellant must show: (1) that counsel's performance was deficient, and (2) that the deficient performance prejudiced…