Legal Opinion
United States v. Nickerson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 25, 2009No. 07-30382PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Damien Allen Nickerson was found guilty by a jury of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 21 U.S.C. § 846, and sentenced to 210 months in prison. Nickerson claims that his attorney’s admitted violation of Montana Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 4.2 in the days before trial rendered her performance per se ineffective. We decline to adopt such a per se rule. Alternatively, Nickerson alleges that his attorney provided ineffective assistance of counsel under the standard of Strickland v.…
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