Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Attorney General KS
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 22, 2005No. 04-3243PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
A Kansas jury convicted Derek D. Anderson of committing aggravated sexual battery while a patient undergoing treatment for schizophrenia at a mental health facility. He claims that his trial counsel was ineffective for not raising an insanity defense. We affirm the district court’s denial of his application for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
I. BACKGROUND
Mr. Anderson’s assault conviction stems from an incident that occurred June 13, 1988, in the women’s restroom at the Rainbow Mental Health Center. Ms. Leanna Birchard, a Rainbow employee, testified that Mr. Anderson, then…
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