Legal Opinion
Lawrence S. Bittaker v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, California State Prison of San Quentin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 6, 2003No. 02-99000PublishedCited by 276 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge KOZINSKI; Concurrence by Judge O’SCANNLAIN.
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
Lawrence Bittaker was convicted in California state court of multiple murders and was sentenced to death. After unsuccessfully exhausting his state remedies, In re Bittaker, No. S052371, 2000 Cal. LEXIS 9066 (Cal. Nov. 29, 2000); In re Bittaker, No. S058797, 2000 Cal. LEXIS 9067 (Cal. Nov. 29, 2000), Bittaker filed a federal habeas petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 raising a multitude of claims, including a variety of ineffective assistance of counsel claims.
It has long been the rule in the federal…
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