Legal Opinion

Harris by and Through Ramseyer v. Blodgett

District Court, W.D. Washington

Decided May 17, 1994No. C89-307TBPublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AMENDED * DECISION, INCLUDING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW; and ORDER GRANTING WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

BRYAN, District Judge.

INDEX TO DECISION

Introduction. 1247

Factual and Procedural Background. 1248

Issues Presented . 1251

Standard of Review. 1252

Discussion of Issues. 1253

ISSUE 1 1. Whether Harris received effective assistance of counsel before trial, during trial, and on post conviction proceedings, including appeal 1253 The Standard for Effective Assistance of Counsel. 1253

1. Deficiency of Performance. 1254

2. Prejudice to Defense. 1254

Ground A. Counsel did not conduct a thorough…

2Cases cited111 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by50 opinions

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