U.S. v. DHARNI

No. 11-16438.

738 F.3d 1186 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sundeep DHARNI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Quin Denvir , Attorney at Law, Davis, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

R. Steven Lapham (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Benjamin B. Wagner , United States Attorney, Camil A. Skipper , Appellate Chief, Sacramento, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: J. CLIFFORD WALLACE, RAYMOND C. FISHER, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Sundeep Dharni filed a motion to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 based on the alleged closure of the courtroom during voir dire of his criminal trial, and the ineffective assistance of both his trial counsel, by failing to object to the alleged closure, and his appellate counsel, by failing to challenge his conviction based on the alleged closure. The district court held that any...

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