FINDLAW: Daily Opinion Summaries for U.S. Supreme Court – 03/24/09

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, HABEAS CORPUS

Knowles v. Mirzayance, No. 07-1315
The District Court’s grant of Petitioner’s habeas petition is reversed, where, whether the state court’s denial of his ineffective assistance claim is reviewed under 28 U.S.C. section 2254(d)(1)’s standard or de novo, Petitioner failed to establish that his counsel’s performance was ineffective.

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