Rennells

MEMORANDUM *

Petitioner-Appellant Joshua Lee Ren-nells (Rennells) appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. In his federal habeas petition Rennells, who pled guilty in Oregon state court to one count of felony murder for his role in the stabbing death of Jon Becke-rich, argued that he received ineffective assistance of counsel from both his juvenile court and adult court attorneys. Rennells, who was fourteen years old when the crime was committed, argued that his juvenile court attorney should have filed a motion to suppress his confession because his parents were not notified of his arrest or present during his confession. Rennells also argued that his adult court attorney failed to investigate and properly advise him about several aspects of his guilty plea. The district court rejected Rennells’ ineffective assistance of counsel claims, and we affirm.

Because the parties are familiar with the facts and procedural history, we recount these only as necessary to understand our decision.

Under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), when reviewing a state criminal conviction a federal court may grant a writ of habeas corpus…