AVILA v. GALAZA

No. 01-55149.

297 F.3d 911 (2002)

Jesus AVILA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. George M. GALAZA, Warden; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 22, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy S. Coan, Kaufman & Logan, San Francisco, CA, for the appellant.

Juliet H. Swoboda, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellees.

Before: PREGERSON, FISHER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.


PREGERSON, Circuit Judge.

Jesus Avila ("Jesus") appeals the district court's denial of his federal habeas corpus petition. Jesus was convicted in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California, of attempted murder with the use of a firearm and sentenced to life plus eight years. Jesus asserts, among other claims in his state and federal habeas petitions, that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel because his attorney failed to investigate or introduce...

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