Arredondo v. Pollard

DECISION AND ORDER

ADELMAN, District Judge.

Petitioner David Arredondo, a Wisconsin state prisoner, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He is challenging his state court conviction of first-degree intentional homicide and second-degree sexual assault. As grounds for relief, petitioner claims that: (1) he was deprived of his constitutional right to testify in his own defense; (2) his trial counsel was ineffective; and (3) he was sentenced based on an improper factor.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The state court of appeals summarized the facts as follows:

David…