HICKS v. HOWTON

No. CV. 07-746-PA.

675 F.Supp.2d 1050 (2009)

Robert B. HICKS, Petitioner, v. Nancy HOWTON, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

November 20, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nell Brown, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Portland, OR, for Petitioner.

John Kroger, Attorney General, Jonathan W. Diehl, Oregon Department of Justice, Salem, OR, for Respondent.


OPINION AND ORDER

PANNER, District Judge.

Petitioner, an inmate at Oregon State Correctional Institution, brings this habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He challenges the legality of his 2001 state court convictions for sexual abuse, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel and appellate counsel. For the reasons set forth below, the Second Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (#45) is GRANTED.

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