Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lee Roy TREVINO, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-12-11
Citations: 210 F. App'x 657
Docket Number: No. 04-10501
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lee Roy TREVINO, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Circuit Judge, FARRIS and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 210
Pages: 657–658

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lee Roy TREVINO, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-10501.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Nov. 14, 2006.
Filed Dec. 11, 2006.
USSAC — Office of the U.S. Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Lindsay Anne Weston, Esq., Lindsay A. Weston Attorney at Law, Davis, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Circuit Judge, FARRIS and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
This is an appeal from a conviction for violating 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), 846 for conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The only issue raised goes to ineffective assistance of counsel, including the claim that counsel inadequately prepared for trial.
We have routinely held that such issues are better presented in a post-conviction petition rather than on direct appeal so the record can be more fully developed. This is particularly true when the court must' determine how counsel's failures relate to prejudice to the defendant. United States v. Ross, 206 F.3d 896 (9th Cir.2000); United States v. Molina, 934 F.2d 1440 (9th Cir.1991). Because neither of the two prongs of the test for ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland can be assessed on the basis of the present record, we decline to address Trevino's claim. See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984).
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.
DISMISSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.