Guillermo Alfonso Salazar v. United States

51 F.3d 282 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Guillermo Alfonso SALAZAR, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-56727. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 7, 1995. * Decided March 10, 1995. Before: SNEED, POOLE, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Federal prisoner Guillermo Alfonso Salazar appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 motion challenging his convictions for possession of cocaine for distribution and conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Salazar contends that the district court erred at sentencing by denying a pretrial motion to consider a late suppression motion. He also claims that the district court erroneously denied his section 2255 motion without holding an evidentiary hearing for his ineffective assistance of counsel claim. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Secs. 1291 , 2255. We review de novo the denial of a section 2255 motion, and for an abuse of discretion…