U.S. v. Flores

In prosecution on illegal reentry into U.S and weapons-related drug charges, defendant failed to establish that his trial counsel was ineffective when he told jury that defendant had indeed distributed cocaine after reentering U.S. without permission, where trial counsel unsuccessfully tried to persuade jury that govt. did not establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt on weapons-related charges. Under Nixon, 543 US 175, counsel may concede guilt on some charges as part of effort to make defense credible, and although defendant claimed that counsel never informed him of said strategy, defendant failed to make record in instant direct appeal regarding what, if anything, counsel told him about trial strategy so as to allow Ct. of Appeals ability to consider issue.