United States v. Pius Ailemen

MEMORANDUM **

Pius Ailemen appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Ailemen was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to distribute heroin, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, and one count of distribution of heroin. Proceeding pro se, Ailemen argues that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel based on allegations that (a) counsel deprived him of his right to testify; (b) counsel made a promise to the jury in their opening statement that they failed to support by evidence; and (c) the…