Burrus

MEMORANDUM **

James Burrus appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. 1 Burrus was convicted by a jury of possession of a narcotic drug for sale with one prior, and sentenced to fifteen years in custody. He claims that his trial counsel’s failure to move to dismiss his case based on a violation of Arizona’s speedy trial rule constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. See Ariz. R.Crim. P. 8. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review the district court’s denial of Burrus’s petition de novo, and we affirm the district court. Bribiesca v. Galaza, 215 F.3d 1015, 1018 (9th Cir.2000).

In order for Burrus to prevail on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim, Strickland v. Washington requires that he *804 demonstrate: (1) that his counsel’s representation fell below the objective standard for reasonableness; and (2) that the error prejudiced him. 466 U.S. 668, 687-88 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984).

Had Burrus’s counsel filed and prevailed upon a motion to dismiss, the trial court would have been required to “dismiss the prosecution with or without prejudice.” Ariz. R.Crim. P. 8.6 (emphasis added). “Generally a trial court has…