CHAPMAN v. RYAN

No. CV-13-00786-PHX-SRB.

James Chapman, Petitioner, v. Charles L. Ryan, et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, D. Arizona.

April 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Ward Chapman, III, also named as: James W. Chapman, Petitioner, Pro Se.

Charles L Ryan, Respondent, represented by Jonathan William Bass , Office of the Attorney General.

Attorney General of the State of Arizona, Respondent, represented by Jonathan William Bass , Office of the Attorney General.


ORDER

SUSAN R. BOLTON, District Judge.

On April 18, 2013 Petitioner filed a Petition under 22 U.S.C. § 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Person in State Custody. He raised one ground for relief. Petitioner argued that he was denied his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel prevented him from testifying in his own defense by failing to advise that the ultimate decision whether to testify belonged to him...

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