United States Ninth Circuit

Grant of a petition for habeas corpus relief from conviction of two misdemeanor offenses and one count of attempted second degree assault, a felony, and a life sentence without the possibility of parole under Washington's three-strikes law, is affirmed where: 1) the Washington Supreme Court's rejection of petitioner’s claim under Strickland v. Washington was an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA); and 2) petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel warranted relief.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/14/2015
• Published 08/14/2015

Judges

• Bybee

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel