Legal Opinion
William Lee Shackleford v. Susan Hubbard, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 12, 2000No. 99-15263PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
William Lee Shackleford, a California state prisoner, appeals the judgment of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Shackleford was tried and convicted in state court of first-degree murder.
Three issues have been certified for this appeal: (1) Was Shackleford denied due process because the state trial court gave the jury an erroneous felony-murder instruction? (2) Was Shackleford denied effective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney failed to object to that instruction? (3) Was Shackleford denied effective assistance…
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