Legal Opinion
Gonzales v. McKune
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided November 30, 1999No. 97-3168-DESPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SAFFELS, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on a petition for habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Doc. 1). Petitioner challenges the legality of his conviction of attempted rape and felony murder. The petitioner alleges he received ineffective assistance of council and the prosecutor failed to disclose exculpatory evidence. Both parties have submitted briefs on these issues and the court is ready to rule.
I. BACKGROUND
Timothy Gonzales was charged with attempted rape and felony murder. He was found guilty by a jury of both charges and sentenced to…
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