U.S. v. RICARDO

No. 94-10244.

78 F.3d 1411 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonardo RICARDO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David McNeil Morse, San Francisco, California, for defendant-appellant.

Anne E. Kenner, Assistant United States Attorney, San Francisco, California, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WALLACE and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges, and REA, District Judge.


REA, District Judge:

Appellant Leonard Ricardo appeals his sentence for two counts of firearms possession in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Ricardo contends that his attorney at sentencing failed to provide effective assistance of counsel in not challenging prior convictions that were used to enhance his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). The government contends that Ricardo's challenge is barred by the retroactive application of the Supreme Court...

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