United States Ninth Circuit

Where there were two separate trials, one for arson and attempted murder and the other for felon-in-possession of firearm, defense counsel did not provide ineffective assistance by failing to retain a ballistics expert in attempted murder trial where attempt did not allege firearm use.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/08/2001
• Decided 08/16/2001
• Published 08/16/2001

Judges

• RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  McKEOWN, W. FLETCHER and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark Bennet Weintraub, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Eugene, Oregon, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel J. Casey, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, Oregon, for the respondent-appellee.