Susan Lee Pedro v. Robert Schiedler, Superintendent, Oregon Women's Correctional Center

979 F.2d 855 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Susan Lee PEDRO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert SCHIEDLER, Superintendent, Oregon Women's Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-36006. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 14, 1992. Decided Nov. 20, 1992. Before BEEZER, NOONAN and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 We consider whether removing a patient from life-support in violation of state law constitutes an intervening factor sufficient to break the chain of causation for the purposes of a murder conviction. 3 Pedro, an Oregon state prisoner, filed a petition for habeas corpus in district court challenging her jury conviction for murder. She argues that the conviction violates due process because she cannot legally be charged with causing her husband's death. She also argues that both her trial and appellate counsel provided ineffective assistance. The district court denied the petition and entered a…