United States Ninth Circuit

Denial of defendant's habeas petition is reversed on grounds that he was under the influence of powerful narcotics at the time of his plea and credible facts support his ineffective assistance of counsel claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2004
• Decided 08/25/2004
• Published 08/25/2004

Judges

• FISHER, Circuit Judge:, Before: D.W. NELSON, KLEINFELD and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David B. Koch, Neilsen, Broman & Koch, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellant., Helen J. Brunner, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee.