U.S. v. MARTINI

No. 93-50264.

31 F.3d 781 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steve MARTINI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Phillip Brooklier, Beverly Hills, CA, for defendant-appellant.

Brad M. Sonnenberg, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: D.W. NELSON, BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Steve Martini went to trial instead of accepting a plea agreement that would have resulted in a 70-month minimum sentence. He was convicted of two drug-related crimes and sentenced to ten years in prison. He now appeals his conviction, claiming he received ineffective assistance of counsel from a lawyer who advised him to reject the plea offer.

Martini received conflicting advice about the plea offer. The lawyer he had originally retained to represent...

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