Legal Opinion
Duncan v. Ornoski
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 24, 2008No. 05-99010PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Once again, we consider whether a capital defendant’s appointed lawyer’s performance was so deficient and prejudicial that it violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. Appellant Henry Earl Duncan was convicted of robbery and first-degree murder on March 3,1986. The jury found the special circumstance allegation to be true and, after a brief penalty phase hearing, sentenced Duncan to death. The California Supreme Court affirmed the judgment on direct appeal and subsequently denied Duncan’s petition for writ of habeas corpus on the merits. Duncan filed a federal…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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