Johnson v. Uribe , No. 11-55187 (9th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseKennard Johnson was sentenced to eleven years, four months in the superior court of California following his entry of a plea of guilty to four theft-related counts for defrauding an auto dealership and stealing a vehicle. Johnson petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in federal court, which the district court granted. Johnson appealed, challenging the adequacy of the district court's chosen remedy for the violation of Johnson's Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel and claiming that it was error for the district court to grant the writ subject to imposing a new sentence within the lawful maximum range. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of Johnson's habeas petition but vacated the district court's remedy, holding (1) the district court's decision to grant the writ subject to the state court resentencing Johnson failed adequately to remedy the constitutional violation, as the ineffective assistance of counsel Johnson received affected the entire plea negotiation stage of the proceedings in the superior court; and (2) the district court should grant a conditional writ of habeas corpus, subject to the state court vacating Johnson's conviction and granting him a new trial.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on November 5, 2012.
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