United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's request for habeas relief from his conviction for child abuse and neglect with substantial bodily harm, claiming violation of his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel because his counsel induced him to enter a guilty plea at a time when counsel should have known that he was incompetent, is denied, as the state court's rejection of this claim on the merits withstands scrutiny under section 2254(d).

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/10/2012
• Published 09/10/2012

Judges

• Ikuta

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel