United States Ninth Circuit

Denial of a habeas corpus petition challenging a conviction for battery with intent to commit a crime, sexual assault, and sexual assault with a deadly weapon is affirmed where the Nevada Supreme Court's rejection of petitioner's conflict of interest claim was neither contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, established federal law as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States. (Amended opinion)

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/17/2006
• Decided 07/03/2007
• Published 07/03/2007

Judges

• WALLACE, Circuit Judge:, Before:  J. CLIFFORD WALLACE and SIDNEY R. THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and DAVID A. EZRA, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul G. Turner, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, NV, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David K. Neidert, Senior Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Justice Division, Reno, NV, for the respondents-appellees.