United States Ninth Circuit

In a murder prosecution, denial of a habeas petition is affirmed where petitioner offered no evidence indicating that defense counsel was unreasonable or ineffective for selecting his chosen trial strategy, as the strategy was intended to and did prevent petitioner from receiving the death penalty.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/05/2009
• Decided 08/18/2009
• Published 08/18/2009

Judges

• TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  HAWKINS and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges, and JAMES K. SINGLETON, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Franny A. Forsman and John C. Lambrose, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, NV, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Catherine Cortez Masto and Amy E. Crowe, Office of the Nevada Attorney General, Reno, NV, for appellees.