Legal Opinion
Terry Bemore v. Kevin Chappell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 9, 2015No. 12-99005PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
Terry Bemore was sentenced to death for the murder of Kenneth Muck, a employee at Aztec Liquor in San Diego. His co-defendant, Keith Cosby, was tried by a separate jury and sentenced to twenty-five years to life for the same crime. Bemore seeks habeas relief on the grounds that his trial lawyers were constitutionally ineffective for: presenting a flawed alibi defense; failing to challenge the torture special circumstance; presenting no evidence of mental impairments at the guilt phase or penalty phase; and creating a conflict of interest by diverting state-paid…
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