Paige
Paige v. Goddard
Opinion
Lead Opinion
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO CORRECT TECHNICAL ERROR IN MEMORANDUM DECISION
Appellants’ Motion to Correct Technical Error in Memorandum Decision is GRANTED. The memorandum disposition, originally filed October 6, 2010, 2010 WL 3937877 , will be corrected concurrently with the filing of this order.
MEMORANDUM **
The State of Arizona appeals from the district court’s grant of Robert Paige’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we reverse.
Because Paige filed his habeas petition after April 24, 1996, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) applies to his case. Patterson v. Stewart, 251 F.3d 1243, 1245 (9th Cir.2001). We review de novo a district court’s decision to grant or deny habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 , Rodriguez Benitez v. Garcia, 495 F.3d 640, 643 (9th Cir.2007), and we look to the last reasoned state court decision to determine whether it was contrary to, or unreasonably applied federal law, Cook v. Schriro, 538 F.3d 1000, 1015 (9th Cir.2008).
Paige argues that his guilty plea was involuntary because it was induced by his counsel’s deficient performance. Specifically, Paige alleges that…