Cobble v. Smith

ALDRICH, District Judge.

Appellant Timothy Cobble (“Cobble”) appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Cobble raised three claims in support of his petition: (1) ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to investigate and present alibi witnesses in his defense; (2) ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to call either the doctor who treated the assault victim, or the investigating officer, as a witness and for failure to adequately cross-examine the prosecution’s witnesses; and (3) violation of due process for the…