United States v. Seneca Neal
Opinion
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 14 2022
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-35452
Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. 4:19-cv-00021-RRB 4:14-cr-00027-RRB-1 v.
SENECA LOYAL NEAL, MEMORANDUM*
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska Ralph R. Beistline, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted June 8, 2022** Anchorage, Alaska
Before: HURWITZ, BRESS, and H. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Seneca Neal was convicted of multiple offenses related to heroin trafficking.
He filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion, arguing that trial counsel was ineffective for
failing to use a recording of an encounter with the arresting officers in support of his
motions to suppress certain evidence. The district court found that Neal was not
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument.…