BARGAS v. BURNS

No. 98-15450.

179 F.3d 1207 (1999)

Willie BARGAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Brenda BURNS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Lambrose, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, Nevada, for petitioner-appellant.

David K. Neidert, Assistant Attorney General, Carson City, Nevada, for respondent-appellee.

Before: SNEED, TASHIMA, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge SNEED; Dissent by Judge TASHIMA.

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Willie Bargas ("petitioner") appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, the Honorable David Warner Hagen, Presiding, which denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner asserts two claims in this petition: (1) that his trial counsel was ineffective; and (2) that his guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary. The district court...

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