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BROWN v. MYERS

No. 96-56118.

137 F.3d 1154 (1998)

Melvin Derrick BROWN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Edward Charles MYERS; Attorney General Of The State Of California, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 6, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Callie A. Glanton, Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California, for petitioner-appellant.

Kenneth N. Sokoler, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, California, for respondents-appellees.

Before: CANBY, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges and MOLLOY, District Judge.

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Melvin Derrick Brown appeals the district court's dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Brown argues that he was prejudiced by ineffective assistance of counsel during his trial in California state court for attempted murder. The district court concluded that Brown's counsel was ineffective, but that the harm was not prejudicial. We review de novo, Dyer v. Calderon,

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