O'Hara v. Kelly

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON KEVIN O’HARA, Case No. 3:18-cv-01575-MC Petitioner, OPINION AND ORDER v. BRANDON KELLY, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary Respondent. _______________________________ MCSHANE, District Judge: Petitioner brings this Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state court convictions on grounds that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Petitioner fails to show that the Oregon court decision denying his claims unreasonably applied clearly established federal law. The Petition is DENIED. BACKGROUND…