JOHNSON v. ATHERTON

No. 01-1007.

296 F.3d 991 (2002)

Clyde M. JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gene ATHERTON and Ken Salazar, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

July 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard A. Pincus, Assistant Federal Public Defender (Michael G. Katz, Federal Public Defender) Denver, CO, for Appellant.

Laurie A. Booras, First Assistant Attorney General (Ken Salazar, Attorney General, State of Colorado) Denver, CO, for Appellees.

Before EBEL, GIBSON, and PORFILIO, Circuit Judges.


GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Clyde Johnson appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1994 & Supp. V 1999). He challenges a guilty plea he entered, on the ground that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in refusing an earlier plea offer. We affirm.

In 1987, Clyde Johnson led police officers on a high-speed chase resulting in the death of two people. Johnson was subsequently charged...

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