Leonard Sandoval v. Brad Cain

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 18 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LEONARD CONTRERAS SANDOVAL, No. 23-35213

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-01278-SI

v.

MEMORANDUM*

BRAD CAIN, Superintendent, Snake River Correctional Institution,

Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Michael H. Simon, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted June 6, 2024** Portland, Oregon

Before: RAWLINSON, FORREST, and SUNG, Circuit Judges.

Leonard Contreras Sandoval (Contreras Sandoval) appeals the district

court’s denial of his habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, after Contreras

Sandoval was convicted of murder in Oregon state court. Contreras Sandoval

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). argues that his trial counsel was ineffective under Strickland v. Washington, 466

U.S. 668…