United States Ninth Circuit

The district court's denial of defendant's habeas corpus petition is affirmed over his challenge that he was denied effective assistance of counsel due to his counsel's decision to admit in opening statement to some of defendant's criminal wrongdoing.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/01/2004
• Decided 12/10/2004
• Published 12/10/2004

Judges

• TROTT, Circuit Judge:, Before FERGUSON, TROTT, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jane E. Ellis, Portland, OR, for the defendant-appellant., Jeffrey Kent, Assistant United States Attorney, Eugene, OR, for the plaintiff-appellee.