Legal Opinion
United States v. Segun Ashimi
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 12, 1991No. 90-1014PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
After a one-day bench trial, Según Ashi-mi was found guilty of two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On direct appeal he challenges only one aspect of his conviction — the pretrial performance of his trial counsel. We cannot conclude on this record, however, that Ashimi was deprived of his sixth amendment right to effective legal assistance. We therefore affirm.
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