Craig F. Weighall v. Diane Middle

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

Craig Weighall appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. Weighall was convicted in Oregon state court of first degree assault for stabbing another man in a bar fight. At trial, he pursued a theory of self-defense and the jury was instructed on the permissible use of deadly force in self-defense. Weig-hall now maintains that his trial counsel’s failure to request an additional instruction to further clarify the defense constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm the district…