Legal Opinion
Ben-Sholom v. Ayers
District Court, E.D. California
Decided July 11, 2008No. 1:93-cv-05531PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEATH PENALTY CASE
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER FOLLOWING EVIDENTIARY HEARING GRANTING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AS TO PETITIONER’S SENTENCE AND DENYING ALL CLAIMS AS TO HIS CONVICTION AND DEATH ELIGIBILITY
ANTHONY W. ISHII, District Judge.
Table of Contents
I. Factual Background.1057
II. Procedural Overview.1059
III. Standard of Review.1059
IV. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel During Penalty Proceedings (Claim 19).1060
A. Summary of the Relevant Facts.1061
1. Pre-Trial Interrogations.1061
a. Ben-Sholom’s First Custodial Interview.1061
b. Ben-Sholom’s Second Custodial Interview.1062
2.…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Ben-Sholom v. AyersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- Alberto Julio Garcia a/k/a Alberto J. Garcia a/k/a Alberto Garcia v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2023