United States v. William McClure Jr.

50 F.3d 17 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. William McCLURE, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-10342. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 14, 1995. Decided March 9, 1995. 1 Before: TANG and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and MERHIGE, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Willie McClure, Jr. seeks to withdraw his guilty plea. McClure pled guilty to one count of using firearms and destructive devices during drug trafficking crimes and crimes of violence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 4 McClure asserts ineffective assistance of counsel and coercive conditions of confinement as grounds for withdrawal of his guilty plea. We address each of the arguments in turn. I. Assistance of Counsel 5 Although he did not argue this issue before the district court, McClure asks this court to construe his arguments surrounding the taped testimony of Darryl Handy to…