Harris v. Dinwiddie, No. 10-5144 (10th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CasePetitioner Chad Harris appealed the district court's dismissal of his habeas petition. The district court concluded he "had not made a substantial showing" that he was denied his constitutional rights. In 2005, Petitioner was found guilty in the shooting death of Otto Reichel, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Petitioner contended that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. Both the district court and Tenth Circuit analyzed the trial records and found Petitioner's claims lacked merit. Accordingly, the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision and dismissed the matter.
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