HAJI-HASSAN v. BEAL

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE ABDIRAHMAN HAJI-HASSAN, ) ) Petitioner ) ) v. ) 2:23-cv-00355-LEW ) STATE OF MAINE, ) ) Respondent ) RECOMMENDED DECISION ON

28 U.S.C. § 2254

PETITION Petitioner, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, seeks relief from a state court conviction and sentence on a murder charge. (Petition, ECF No. 1.) Petitioner claims (1) his trial attorney provided ineffective assistance during jury selection by failing to object to a peremptory challenge, (2) his trial attorney provided ineffective assistance at trial by failing to seek to introduce in evidence the prior…