U.S. v. ABNER

No. 86-2896.

825 F.2d 835 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richie ABNER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 14, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miller Wallace, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Atty., Henry K. Oncken, U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, GARZA and JONES, Circuit Judges.


GARZA, Circuit Judge:

The narrow issue presented here is whether appellant Richie Abner suffered from ineffective assistance of counsel at trial.

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