United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Princewill Ezenwa Ezebuihe, Aka: Prince Will Ezebuine;aka: Princewill E. Ezebuine: Aka: Princewillezebuihe, Defendant-appellant, 122 F.3d 1074 (9th Cir. 1997)

MEMORANDUM^* 

Princewill Ezenwa Ezebuihe, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion challenging his jury conviction for conspiracy to import heroin, aiding and abetting the importation of heroin, and aiding and abetting the possession of heroin with intent to distribute. Ezebuihe contends that the district court erred by denying his motion without an evidentiary hearing because: (1) attorney was ineffective; (2) the district court gave improper jury instructions; and (3) there was insufficient evidence to convict him of conspiracy. We review de novo a district court's decision on a section 2255 motion. See Sanchez v. United States, 50 F.3d 1448, 1451-52 (9th Cir. 1995). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291, 2255, and we affirm.

Ezebuihe contends for the first time on appeal that his attorney was ineffective for failing to request a particular reasonable doubt instruction. He also contends that the jury instructions for conspiracy and aiding and abetting were improper and confusing. Finally, Ezebuihe contends that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of conspiracy, because the objective of the conspiracy was never accomplished, and because his coconspirators testified against him. Because Ezebuihe failed to raise these contentions in his section 2255 motion before the district court, we will not address them on appeal. See United States v. Johnson, 988 F.2d 941, 945 (9th Cir. 1993). Additionally, the record indicates that Ezebuihe is not entitled to relief on any of the claims that he did raise and did not appeal. Accordingly, the district court did not err by denying his motion without an evidentiary hearing. See Sanchez, 50 F.3d at 1451-52; Baumann v. United States, 692 F.2d 565, 571 (9th Cir. 1982) (no evidentiary hearing required where allegations, when viewed against the entire record, do not state a claim for relief)

AFFIRMED.