Susan Monica v. Nichole Brown

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON SUSAN MONICA, Case No. 3:23-cv-01241-AA Petitioner, OPINION AND ORDER v. NICHOLE BROWN, Respondent. ___________________________ AIKEN, District Judge. Petitioner filed this habeas action under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging her state court convictions for Murder, Abuse of a Corpse, and Identity Theft. Petitioner primarily claims that the trial court’s denial of substitute counsel and counsel’s ineffective assistance violated her rights under the Sixth Amendment. The Oregon courts rejected these claims in decisions that are entitled to deference, and…