96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2296, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3852 Ramon Martinez-Villareal, Petitioner-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Samuel Lewis, Respondent-Appellant-Cross-Appellee

80 F.3d 1301 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2296 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3852 Ramon MARTINEZ-VILLAREAL, Petitioner-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Samuel LEWIS, Respondent-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Nos. 94-99011, 94-99012. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 14, 1995. Decided April 4, 1996. Sean Bruner, Bruner & Bowman, Tucson, Arizona, for petitioner-appellee-cross-appellant. Bruce M. Ferg, Deputy Attorney General, Tucson, Arizona, for respondent-appellant-cross-appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Richard M. Bilby, Chief District Judge, Presiding. No. CV-86-00296-RMB. Before: D.W. NELSON, LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge. 1 Arizona state prisoner Ramon Martinez-Villareal appeals the district court's rejection of his petition for writ of habeas corpus on issues relating to the guilt phase of his murder trial in the Arizona Superior Court in Santa Cruz County. Warden Samuel Lewis ("State") appeals the district court's grant of the writ on the claim of ineffective assistance of counsel at the sentencing phase of the trial. We affirm the district court's denial of…