Gary Brown v. Louis Easter, Superintendent, Spring Creek Correctional Center, Alaska Department of Corrections

69 F.3d 543 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gary BROWN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louis EASTER, Superintendent, Spring Creek Correctional Center, Alaska Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-35591. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 8, 1995. * Decided Oct. 25, 1995. Before: HALL, WIGGINS, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Brown raises four claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, none of which has merit. A. STANDARD OF REVIEW 3 We review the denial of a habeas corpus petition de novo. Turner v. Compoy, 827 F.2d 526, 528 (9th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 489 U.S. 1059 (1989). Factual findings of the state court are presumed correct if fairly supported by the record. 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 (d). To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, "the defendant must show both that counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness, and that there exists a reasonable…