United States v. Robert Wilson

51 F.3d 284 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Robert WILSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-16102. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 21, 1995. * Decided March 27, 1995. Before: SNEED, POOLE, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Robert Wilson appeals the district court's denial of his petition for relief under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 . Wilson claims, first, that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at his jury trial for weapons offenses and, second, that he was sentenced incorrectly. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and we affirm. 3 We review de novo both the district court's denial of section 2255 relief, United States v. Arellanes, 767 F.2d 1353, 1357 (9th Cir.1985), and the legal question whether a defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel, Smith v. Ylst, 826 F.2d 872, 875 (9th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 829 (1988). To demonstrate…