United States ex rel. Emerson v. Gramley

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Dennis Emerson raises four arguments in support of his motion to alter or amend our prior opinion of March 30, 1995, wherein we granted in part and denied in part his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. First, he contends that we incorrectly found several of his claims to be procedurally defaulted. Second, Emerson disagrees with our conclusion that Sammons’s preparation for trial did not constitute deficient performance under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). Third, petitioner argues that…