Legal Opinion
United States v. Sundeep Dharni
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 3, 2014No. 11-16438PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 closure was trivial and denied the motion. Dharni appeals from the denial of that motion. We have jurisdiction over his timely filed appeal under…
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