Warren Lee Harris v. Marvin Reed

BAUER, Chief Judge.

Warren Lee Harris’ appeal from the district court’s order denying his petition for habeas corpus is before us on remand from the United States Supreme Court. Harris v. Reed, — U.S. -, 109 S.Ct. 1038, 103 L.Ed.2d 308 (1989). The issue that this court must address is whether Harris’ state court conviction for murder was obtained in contravention of his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel. Our independent review of the facts, which we specifically limit to those relating to petitioner’s claims on appeal, reveals that there is a reasonable probability that…