Lankford

Lankford v. Administrator of Prisons

Good Law
56 F. App'x 811
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 25, 2003No. 01-35715; D.C. No. CV-97-00191-BLWCalifornia95 words

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

We affirm for the reasons set forth in the well-reasoned district court order. In addition, defense counsel’s decision not to pursue a coercion defense “was a strategic ehoice[ ] made after thorough investigation of law and facts relevant to plausible options ... [,]” rendering it “virtually unchallengeable.” See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 691 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984).

AFFIRMED.

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