TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Jerry Emanuel Pollard appeals the district court's dismissal on the merits of his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He contends that the California Court of Appeal (CCA) violated his right to a jury trial by reducing his conviction from first to second-degree murder to remedy a harmful trial error, instead of ordering a new trial. He also contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel when his attorney failed to...
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