United States Ninth Circuit

Trial and appellate lawyers' failure to challenge a warrantless entry did not constitute ineffective assistance in violation of the Sixth Amendment, because officers had probable cause to believe a package containing illegal drugs had been brought into petitioner's home.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/04/2002
• Decided 12/20/2002
• Published 12/20/2002

Judges

• FISHER, Circuit Judge., Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, ALARCÓN and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Karon V. Johnson, Assistant United States Attorney, Hagatna, Guam, for the plaintiff-appellee., Sarah Courageous, Honolulu, HI, for the defendant-appellant.