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BESTER v. WARDEN

No. 13-15779.

836 F.3d 1331 (2016)

Durrell BESTER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. WARDEN, Attorney General of the State of Alabama, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Date Filed: September 2, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samika Nicole Boyd , Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Robin Denise Scales , Andrew Lynn Brasher , Luther J. Strange, III , Alabama Attorney General's Office, Montgomery, AL, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before ED CARNES, Chief Judge, JORDAN, Circuit Judge, and LAMBERTH, District Judge.

Durrell Bester appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition, which challenged his Alabama convictions for trafficking in cocaine, failure to affix a tax stamp, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bester contends that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to request that...

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