Michael McLaughlin v. Adam Laxalt

MEMORANDUM **

Petitioner Michael Tracy McLaughlin appeals from the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. Although the district court denied relief on all of Petitioner’s claims, it granted a certificate of appealability on the issue whether Petitioner’s trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to investigate and present a voluntary intoxication defense during Petitioner’s trial. We “review de novo the district court’s denial of [a] petition for a writ of habeas corpus and review its factual findings for clear error,” Smith v. Ryan, 823 F.3d 1270, 1278-79…