Donroy Ghost Bear v. United States

KELLY, Circuit Judge.

Donroy Ghost Bear moved in the district court to vacate or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, asserting that his trial and appellate attorney rendered ineffective assistance because the attorney, among other things, failed to inform Ghost Bear that he had been subject to disciplinary sanctions by the State Bar of Texas. The district court 1 denied the motion but granted a certificate of appealability on this question. We affirm the judgment. 2

I. Background

Ghost Bear was charged in a multi-defendant indictment with three counts of conspiring to distribute and…