Gentry v. Sinclair, No. 09-99021 (9th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CasePetitioner appealed the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 2254. The court held that petitioner exhausted his claim, that his trial counsel was ineffective, before the Washington Supreme Court. The court also held that the Washington Supreme Court adjudicated his claims on the merits. Nevertheless, the court affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief on this claim because the Washington Supreme Court's disposition of the claim was not an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law or based on an unreasonable determination of the facts. The court also affirmed the denial of habeas relief on petitioner's remaining claims.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on January 15, 2013.
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