Virgil v. Poole

MEMORANDUM *

Glenda Jo Virgil’s claim that she was a victim of ineffective assistance of counsel fails, because Virgil has not demonstrated that her counsel’s performance was constitutionally deficient.

The provisions of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AED-PA”) apply because Virgil filed her federal habeas petition after the statute’s effective date. See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 481, 120 S.Ct. 1595, 146 L.Ed.2d 542 (2000). To warrant habeas relief, Virgil must show that the state court’s denials of her state habeas petitions were “contrary to, or involved an…