Legal Opinion
McNeal v. Adams
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 26, 2010No. 08-16472PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge GOODWIN; Concurrence by Judge BERZON.
OPINION
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Terrell McNeal (“Petitioner”) appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253. We affirm.
Petitioner argues that because his counsel was not present at the hearing on the prosecution’s motion to compel a DNA sample, Petitioner was deprived of counsel at a “critical stage” in the proceedings and his conviction must be reversed without inquiry into prejudice. We issue this opinion to clarify the difference between a stage at which the defendant…
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