United States v. Piyaporn Wongphaisankiat

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992 F.2d 1220·1993 WL 142084·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 16330
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 5, 199392-56317California799 words

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992 F.2d 1220 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Piyaporn WONGPHAISANKIAT, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-56317. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 27, 1993. * Decided May 5, 1993. Before BROWNING, KOZINSKI, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Piyaporn Wongphaisankiat, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of her 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, set aside or correct her sentence. Wongphaisankiat was convicted by a jury of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a). Petitioner contends that (1) the prosecutor knowingly used perjured testimony at trial; (2) the judge and the prosecutor committed acts of misconduct by eliciting or condoning the alleged perjured testimony; (3) her attorneys were ineffective for failing to expose the alleged perjured testimony at trial and on…

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