UNITED STATES v. McADAMS

No. 84-3773.

759 F.2d 1407 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Lee McADAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David D. Marshall, Harry McCarthy, Asst. U.S. Attys., Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

Allen R. Bentley, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

Before CHOY, ANDERSON and TANG, Circuit Judges.


CHOY, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant James Lee McAdams appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. He alleges that his attorney's failure to file a notice of appeal after having been requested to do so violated McAdams' constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

McAdams was indicted on two counts of armed robbery, tried at his request before two juries, and twice convicted. At sentencing on February...

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