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. B arron h as no tshow n i neff ec t i ve as si st ance , because he f ai l ed t o o bj ec t w h e n h is la w y e rd idn o t c a ll h im a s aw itn e s s . See U n i ted S ta tes v. N

o h a ra , 3 F . 3d 1 2 3 9 , 1 2 4 3 - 4 4 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 3 ) . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt e v id e n tia ryh e a r in g o n h is in e f f e c tiv e n e s s c la im d e m o n s tr a te s th a t B a rr o n w a s n o t a f r a idto a s s e rt h im s e lf

in c o u rt, a s h e f

ir e dh is f ir s t la w y e ro n th e e v e o f tr ia l. B a rr o n a ls o te s tif ie do n h is o w n b e h a lf

in tw o p r e v io u s tr ia ls , le a d in g to p r io rc o n v ic tio n s , s o h e w a s w e ll a w a r e o f h is r ig h t to te s tif

y . Ba rr o n h a s a l s o f

a i l e dt o d e mo n s tr a t e th a t , e v e n a s s u mi n g th e r e w a s s o me f a ilu r e o n th e p a rt o f

h is c o u n s e l, it r e s u lte din p r e ju d ic e . See Stri cklan d v. W as hi ngton , 466 U . S . 668, 687 ( 1984) . A s the di s tr i c tc ourtf ound, ha d B a rr on te s tif ie d , th e g o v e rn m e n t w o u ldh a v e b e e n ab le to im p e a c h h is te s tim o n yw ith th r e e p r io rf

e lo n yd ru g c o n v ic tio n s . Se e D ow s v . W ood , 2 1 1 F .3 d4 8 0 , 4 8 7 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 0 ) . A c o n f

id e n tia l in f

o rm a n t a n dp o lic e o f

f ic e ra ls o b o th te s tif

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a ile dto r a is e th is c la im o n d ir e c t ap p e a l. See U n i ted S ta tes v. G u ess , 203 F . 3d 1143, 1145 ( 9th C i r . 2000) . A de f e nda ntw a i ve s hi s r i ghtt o t e s t i f yi f he3

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je c t b e f o r e th e v e r d ic t is r e a d . Se e U ni te d States v . P i no- N

or i ega , 189 F .3 d1 0 8 9 , 1 0 9 5 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 9 ) . B a rr o n is , th e r e f o r e , in c o rr e c t th a t th is c la im r e qui r e d e vi de nc e f

r om out s i de the tr i a l c ourtr e c or d a nd tha the c oul d notha ve r a is e dit o n d ir e c t ap p e a l. See B ou sleyv. U ni ted States , 523 U . S . 614, 621- 22 ( 1 9 9 8 ) . A FFI R M ED .