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U.S. v. DEMIK

No. 05-11215.

489 F.3d 644 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James DEMIK, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 14, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc Woodson Barta, Dallas, TX, for U.S.

Jason Douglas Hawkins, Douglas A. Morris, Dallas, TX, for Demik.

Before SMITH, BENAVIDES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The district court denied James Demik's request for an evidentiary hearing on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Because the court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.

I.

Demik was found guilty by a jury. After trial, he fired his trial counsel and filed pro se motions, including a motion for a new trial and a motion to adopt his co-defendants' motions. In the former, Demik alleged his trial counsel was ineffective...

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