United States v. Dennis Chan Lai

94 F.3d 654 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Dennis Chan LAI, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-10457. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 12, 1996. * Decided Aug. 16, 1996. Before: BROWNING, SCHROEDER and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Dennis Chan Lai appeals pro se the district court's denial of his Fed.R.Crim.P. 35(a) motion to correct the life sentence that was imposed after a jury convicted him in 1988 of racketeering and conspiracy to distribute cocaine. We treat this appeal as from the denial of a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. See United States v. Johnson, 988 F.2d 941, 943 (9th Cir.1993). 3 Lai argues on appeal that: his counsel was ineffective; his conviction violates the Double Jeopardy Clause; he was wrongly convicted of conspiring with government agents; evidence was seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment; the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction;…