Clifford Miller v. Attorney General for the State of Nevada

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 6 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CLIFFORD W. MILLER, No. 23-15256

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:19-cv-00673-MMD-CSD v.

ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE MEMORANDUM*

OF NEVADA; et al.,

Respondents-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Miranda M. Du, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 21, 2025 SD Carter & Keep U.S. Crthse

Before: WALLACE, McKEOWN, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.

Appellant Clifford W. Miller appeals from the district court’s denial of his

petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253.

“We review the district court’s denial of habeas relief de novo.” Panah v.

Chappell, 935 F.3d 657, 663 (9th Cir. 2019). We affirm.

Miller asserts he received ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), during…