Robert Thomas Bowman v. Samuel Lewis, Adoc Director

9 F.3d 1550 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert Thomas BOWMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Samuel LEWIS, ADOC Director, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-16851. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 8, 1993. * Decided Oct. 28, 1993. Before: HUG, FARRIS, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Arizona state prisoner Robert Thomas Bowman appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. Bowman challenged his conviction of misconduct involving a weapon on the basis that his trial attorney failed to try to suppress the seized weapon. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm. I. 3 To demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show both deficient performance and prejudice. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984). An attorney's tactical decisions are essentially unreviewable. Id. at 694 ; United States v. Murray, 751 F.2d 1528, 1535 (9th Cir.),…