Pollock v. Cain

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON DARREN POLLOCK, Case No. 2:21-cv-01280-AA Petitioner, OPINION AND ORDER v. BRAD CAIN, Respondent. ___________________________ AIKEN, District Judge. Petitioner brings this federal habeas action pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

and challenges his state court convictions for sodomy on grounds that his counsel provided ineffective assistance at trial. Petitioner’s claims were rejected by the Oregon state courts in decisions that are entitled to deference, and federal habeas relief is denied. BACKGROUND In September of 2009, a jury found Petitioner guilty…