WEYGANDT v. DUCHARME

No. 84-3957.

774 F.2d 1491 (1985)

Vernon C. WEYGANDT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Kenneth DUCHARME, et al., Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Mestel, Everett, Wash., for petitioner-appellant.

Michael P. Lynch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Corrections, Olympiz, Wash., for respondent-appellee.

Before WRIGHT, PREGERSON, and ALARCON, Circuit Judges.


PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Vernon C. Weygandt, a Washington state prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Weygandt contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in violation of his right to a fair trial. We affirm.

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BACKGROUND

Weygandt was convicted in 1977 of second degree murder in the shooting death of Jamie Grimes at the Red Lion Tavern in Anacortes, Washington.

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