United States v. Juan Aispuro-Torres

15 F.3d 1090 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 AISPURO-TORRES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30380. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 16, 1993. Decided Jan. 25, 1994. Before: BROWNING, NORRIS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellant appeals the denial of his motion to vacate his conviction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 (1988). 3 * To demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel, appellant must show that counsel's actions were outside the wide range of professionally competent assistance, and that the defendant was thereby prejudiced. See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687-90 (1984). Appellant alleges five instances of counsel error. 1 4 * Appellant argues that his counsel should have objected when the prosecutor elicited statements from the informant that he had purchased cocaine from appellant on previous occasions. For evidence to be admitted…