Legal Opinion
Saul Cuevas v. James Hartley
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2017No. 12-55807UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Petitioner Saul Garcia Cuevas appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
1. After an extended crime spree, Cue-vas faced up to two consecutive life sentences plus at least another 37 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to reduced charges, including 27 counts of robbery, that exposed him to a maximum sentence of 37 years and eight months. When all was said and done, the state court sentenced Cuevas to 35 years and- eight months.
As it turns out, eight of the robbery counts were duplicative under state law. Cuevas argues that his lawyer was…
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