Kevyn L. Childs v. United States

985 F.2d 571 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Kevyn L. CHILDS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-36607. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 27, 1993 * Decided Feb. 2, 1993. Before REINHARDT, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Kevyn Lamar Childs, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence imposed following his guilty plea to armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113 (a) and (d), and use of a firearm in relation to a bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c). We review de novo, United States v. Angelone, 894 F.2d 1129, 1130 (9th Cir.1990), and we affirm. I. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel 3 Childs contends that his defense counsel was ineffective in failing to challenge his guilt on the firearms charge where his accomplice, and not he, brandished…