United States v. Juan Meza

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Juan MEZA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-35461. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 5, 1993. Decided May 5, 1993. 1 Before CANBY and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and TASHIMA, District Judge * . 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Defendant-Appellant Juan Meza appeals the denial of his motion to vacate his sentence, made under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 on the ground he was denied effective assistance of counsel. This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm the denial of appellant's motion. 4 On April 4, 1990, firearms were seized from Meza's apartment in Seattle, Washington, pursuant to a search warrant. The warrant permitted the seizure of two rifles, a spotlight and a cooler as evidence of the crimes of hunting deer with an artificial light and killing deer in excess of the allowed number on the north half of the Colville Indian…