Gary Woolbright v. Cookie Crews

OPINION

SILER, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Gary Woolbright appeals the district court’s denial of the ineffective-assistance-of-trial-counsel (IATC) claims contained in Woolbright’s federal habeas petition. For the reasons stated below, we DENY the Warden’s motion to vacate the certificate of appealability, AFFIRM IN PART the district court’s denial of three IATC claims, REVERSE IN PART the district court’s denial of four additional IATC claims, and REMAND for further proceedings.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Woolbright was indicted in 2001 by a Kentucky grand jury for murder, tamper ing with…