Legal Opinion
Totten v. Merkle
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1998No. 97-55109PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge LAY; Dissent by Judge REINHARDT.'
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Anthony Lee Totten, a California state prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Totten claims denial of his right to a fair trial and ineffective assistance of counsel in his conviction for attempted murder and infliction of great bodily injury. He contends representation was deficient because trial counsel failed to present a defense that methamphetamine intoxication and paranoia prevented Totten from forming the requisite intent to kill. The…
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