Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit February 4, 2003, No. 01-16643; D.C. CV-01-00052-WDB (Varela v. Stewart)

MEMORANDUM***

This is an appeal from the denial of a habeas petition (28 U.S.C. § 2254), filed by Carlos Varela, an Arizona state prisoner seeking to set aside, on grounds of alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel, his conviction on two counts of child molestation and one count of sexual abuse of a child, and his resultant consecutive sentences of 15 years, 17 years, and life with