Legal Opinion
Dugas v. Coplan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 31, 2005No. 04-1776PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Peter Dugas was convicted of arson in New Hampshire state court. He petitioned for a federal writ of habeas corpus on the grounds, inter alia, that he had received constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). The district court found that trial counsel’s performance was deficient, but found no prejudice, granted summary judgment against Dugas, and denied the petition. We agree with the district court that counsel’s performance was deficient, but' conclude that further proceedings…
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