United States v. Carlos Hernandes

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Carlos Zuniga Hernandes is a federal prisoner who has pleaded' guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine. After sentencing, Her-nandes filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 claiming inter alia that his trial counsel represented him while under a conflict of interest, because according to Hernandes, counsel was referred to him by a co-defendant and the co-defendant paid a portion of the cost of retaining counsel. The district court found that Hernandes had failed to show a conflict of interest and…