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BARNES v. U.S.

No. 87-2168.

859 F.2d 607 (1988)

Richard BARNES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 20, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Emmet Horgan, Seattle, Wash., for appellant.

James Martin, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Richard Barnes brings this action under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his 1985 conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Barnes claims that the counsel he retained at trial provided ineffective assistance, rendering his conviction invalid under the Sixth Amendment. The District Court1 denied relief, and we affirm.

The evidence at trial showed that on July 21, 1984, Barnes went to the...

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