Earl v. Estelle

MEMORANDUM ORDER

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.

This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner is serving a life sentence for aggravated robbery, enhanced by prior felony convictions. He alleges seven grounds for relief:

1. An earlier indictment against petitioner for the same offense was not dismissed until after petitioner’s conviction under the later indictment, causing him to be uncertain as to what type of defense to present. Petitioner’s court-appointed attorney rendered ineffective assistance through failure to object to the simultaneous…