Visciotti v. Woodford, No. 99-99031 (9th Cir.) (288 F.3d 1097) (April 24, 2002) (Judge Various)
Loaded on June 1, 2002
published in Punch and Jurists
October 14, 2002
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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
Petitioner inmate was convicted of murder, attempted murder, and robbery and was sentenced to death, but the inmate asserted that his counsel was ineffective. The inmate and respondent custodial official cross-appealed the decision of the United States District Court for the Central District of California which granted the inmate's petition ...
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