Legal Opinion
Michael T. Cooper-Smith v. Joan Palmateer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 16, 2005No. 03-35794PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
Michael Cooper-Smith appeals the district court’s denial of his writ of habeas corpus for alleged ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied Petitioner’s habeas petition after declining to expand the record under Rule 7 of the Rules Governing 28 U.S.C. § 2254 cases. Petitioner objects to this decision. Petitioner also presents the uncertified issue that his sentence violated Apprendi v. New Jersey. 1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We affirm the district court's denial of Petitioner’s habeas petition and its decision not to…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by76 opinions
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