Kurt Kashiwabara v. United States

26 F.3d 131 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Kurt KASHIWABARA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-16324. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 9, 1994. * Decided May 19, 1994. Before: FARRIS, BEEZER, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Kurt Kashiwabara appeals the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 , following his conviction on assorted drug charges. The district court rejected Kashiwabara's claim that his trial counsel was ineffective, holding that (a) the suppression motions Kashiwabara claims his counsel should have filed would have been denied, and (b) counsel's trial performance was not deficient for Sixth Amendment purposes. Kashiwabara argues that the district court was wrong on both counts. We have jurisdiction, id., and we affirm. 3 * "We review findings of fact in ineffective assistance of counsel cases for clear error." United…