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DOWS v. WOOD

No. 99-35625.

211 F.3d 480 (2000)

Kenneth Paul DOWS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Tana WOOD, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 27, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia S. Novotny, Seattle, Washington, for the petitioner-appellant.

John J. Samson, Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, Washington, for the respondent-appellee.

Before: TROTT, KLEINFELD, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

Kenneth P. Dows ("Dows"), a Washington prisoner convicted of first-degree rape, appeals from the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Dows argues that his attorney, Robert Egger ("Egger"), was ineffective because Egger was allegedly suffering from the effects of Alzheimer's disease at the time of Dows's trial. Dows claims that Egger was ineffective "per se" because of the disease and, alternatively...

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