Legal Opinion
Joe Leonard Lambright v. Terry Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 6, 2001No. 96-99020PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
Joe Leonard Lambright (“Lambright”) appeals the district court’s procedural dismissal of his ineffective assistance of counsel claim. We conclude that the district court incorrectly found that the state court’s order dismissing Lambright’s claim rested on an independent and adequate state ground. Because he has presented a colorable claim to relief and has not received a hearing, we order an evidentiary hearing in the district court.
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On March 30, 1982, Lambright and co-defendant Robert Douglas Smith were convicted of first degree murder, sexual assault, and kidnapping.…
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