Legal Opinion
Nash v. Ryan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2009No. 06-99007PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
In Rohan ex rel. Gates v. Woodford, 334 F.3d 803 (9th Cir.2003), we held that a capital habeas petitioner’s statutory right to counsel also encompassed the right to competence in habeas proceedings: the right of the petitioner to be competent during those proceedings so as to be able to advise and consult with his counsel regarding issues that might arise. Rohan occurred during the course of district court proceedings, and therefore we had no need to address explicitly whether that right extended to an appeal. Here, we confront that issue and decide whether the…
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