United States v. Edwin Wallace Wheeler

81 F.3d 171 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Edwin Wallace WHEELER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-15852. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 16, 1996. Decided April 2, 1996. Before: HUG, Chief Judge, and HALL and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Edwin Wallace Wheeler filed a writ of habeas corpus attacking his convictions of securities violations under 15 U.S.C. §§ 77q(a), 77x. Wheeler claims that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney, Dwight Duncan: (1) did not object to the admission of a consent decree Wheeler had previously entered into with the SEC; (2) did not cross-examine a government witness; (3) did not consult or hire an expert witness to describe the nature of "blind pool" corporations to the jury; and (4) did not object to factual inaccuracies contained in Wheeler's presentence report. When the district court…