Legal Opinion
Eric Clark v. James Arnold
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 8, 2014No. 12-15601PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BYBEE, Circuit Judge:
Arizona state prisoner Eric Michael Clark appeals from the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction of murdering a law enforcement officer in the line of duty. Clark argues his trial counsel was ineffective under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984), for not preserving “observation evidence” that could negate the mens rea element of the crime and for failing to request a reevaluation of his competency during trial. He also argues that his appellate counsel was…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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