Javor v. United States

Full title: EDDIE JAVOR, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Dec 12, 1972

467 F.2d 481 (9th Cir. 1972)

Opinion

No. 72-1502.

October 25, 1972. Rehearing Denied December 12, 1972.

Richmond G. Sherman (argued), Beverly Hills, Cal., for petitioner-appellant.

David P. Curnow, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Eric A. Nobles, Asst. U.S. Atty., William D. Keller, U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for respondent-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Jesse W. Curtis, Judge.

Before ELY and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and ENRIGHT, District Judge.^_

_ The Honorable William B. Enright, United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, sitting by designation.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner appeals the denial of habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. He contended that his retained attorney was incompetent, and that he had been denied the effective assistance of counsel at his trial.

The critical factual determination on the competence of counsel was made after a comprehensive hearing in which the district court gave careful consideration to every point urged by petitioner. The findings against the petitioner are supported by substantial evidence.

Affirmed.