Legal Opinion
Doe v. Woodford
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 27, 2007No. 19-80111PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge:
In 1998, the petitioner, John Doe, pleaded guilty to first degree murder. Doe filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the California state trial court alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and that his plea was not voluntary and intelligent. After holding a three-day evidentiary hearing, the state court denied the petition without opinion. The California Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court also summarily denied the petition. Doe then filed the present petition in the Northern District of California. The district court denied the petition but…
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