Legal Opinion
Preston Hall v. George W. Sumner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1982No. 81-4343PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
Preston Hall appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In the district court, he pointed to ten separate instances of conduct by his trial attorney that he believed showed ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied his petition without a hearing.
On appeal, Hall limits his ineffective assistance claim to trial counsel’s failure to investigate various aspects of the case, and counsel’s failure to pursue diminished capacity and insanity defenses. Hall contends that the failures in those areas were the result of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Troy Cooper v. C. J. FitzharrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Wallace Leroy Schiers v. The People of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Joseph Fabian Gonzales, Jr. v. Walter T. Stone, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Stephen David Thompson, and v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director, Department of Corrections of the State of California, AndCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Hall v. SumnerDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1981
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