Legal Opinion
Vernon Reiger, Sr. v. Robert Christensen and Tany S. Hong
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1986No. 84-1528PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
Vernon Reiger, Sr. appeals in pro se from the district court’s denial of his habe-as corpus petition alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and various due process claims.
I. PERTINENT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On February 25, 1979, an intruder attacked Josephine Hoapili in her apartment. After sexually assaulting her, the attacker shot Hoapili three times in the back of her head with a .22 caliber pistol.
The State of Hawaii charged Reiger with rape, attempted murder, and first degree burglary. The State’s case against Reiger rested on Hoapili’s identification of…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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3Cited by76 opinions
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