William Adams v. Carl Zenon

981 F.2d 1257 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. William ADAMS, Petitioner-Appellant v. Carl ZENON, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-36248. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 5, 1992. Decided Dec. 28, 1992. Before TANG, BRUNETTI and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 William Adams appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He raised five grounds for habeas relief in the court below, but raises only one on appeal: that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel when his attorney inadvertently revealed to the prosecution a fact that made Adams eligible for conviction for aggravated murder, a crime potentially punishable by death. We affirm. 3 * Adams was arrested and charged with murder on July 15, 1986. After conferring with Adams, his trial counsel, Philip Lewis, concluded that he had a colorable partial defense of extreme emotional disturbance (EED) to the charge of murder.…