Garry Vincent Featherstone v. Wayne E. Estelle, Warden

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• concluding that counsel’s non-objections did not prejudice petitioner where a “substantial amount of . . . evidence pointed squarely at his guilt, and the jury was properly advised that counsel’s statements were merely argument, not evidence”
• finding that destruction of lineup photo was not in bad faith because “it was not deliberately done to deprive petitioner of access to relevant evidence”
• finding that destruction of lineup photo was not in bad faith because A it was not deliberately done to deprive petitioner of access to relevant evidence @
• holding, on habeas review, that counsel’s failure to object to improper argument at trial did not prejudice petitioner where other evidence supported a guilty verdict and the jury was told closing argument was not evidence
• finding counsel’s failure to object to a “manifestly improper” argument at close did not prejudice the petitioner where other evidence of his guilt was substantial, and the jury was instructed counsel’s statements were merely argument and not evidence
• finding counsel’s failure to object to a “manifestly improper” argument during closing argument did not prejudice the petitioner where other evidence of his guilt was substantial, and the trial court instructed the jury that counsel’s statements were not evidence

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