Jerry Emanuel POLLARD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Theo WHITE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee

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• observing that “[a] hallmark of effective 20 appellate counsel is the ability to weed out claims that have no likelihood of success, 21 instead of throwing in a kitchen sink full of arguments with the hope that some argument 22 will persuade the court”
• noting at a minimum “implied malice aforethought” was demonstrated by the defendant’s statement “that he was going to ‘blow [the victim] away’” because it showed “an intent to shoot when he pulled the trigger” (alteration in original)
• 'We review a district court's dismissal of a habeas corpus petition de novo and may affirm on any ground supported by the record, even if it differs from the rationale of the district court.'
• “A hallmark of effective appellate counsel is the ability to weed out 3 claims that have no likelihood of success, instead of throwing in a kitchen sink full of 4 arguments with the hope that some argument will persuade the court.”

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