Legal Opinion
Melvin Derrick BROWN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Edward Charles MYERS; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1998No. 96-56118PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Melvin Derrick Brown appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas, corpus, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Brown argues that he was prejudiced by ineffective assistance of counsel during his trial in California state court for attempted murder. The district court concluded that Brown’s counsel was ineffective, but that the harm was not prejudicial. Wfe review de novo, Dyer v. Calderon, 122 F.3d 720, 732 (9th Cir.1997), and conclude that the harm to Brown was prejudicial. Accordingly, we reverse and remand to the district court with…
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