The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Lai, 94 F.3d 654 (9th Cir. 1996):
We review de novo both a district court's denial of a motion for section 2255 relief, Frazer v. United States, 18 F.3d 778, 781 (9th Cir.1994), and its resolution of a claim that counsel rendered ineffective assistance, United States v. Stearns, 68 F.3d 328, 329 (9th Cir.1995).
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