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SCOTT v. UNITED STATES

No. 78-3456. Summary Calendar.

598 F.2d 392 (1979)

Julian Lionel SCOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bobby L. Hill, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

William L. McCulley, Dept. of Justice, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, GODBOLD and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Julian Lionel Scott seeks relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 from his federal conspiracy and gambling convictions.1 His petition alleges that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney also represented five of Scott's codefendants at trial. The district court denied relief. We affirm.

Although multiple representations are not per se ineffective, United States v. Smith,

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