Kenneth Paul Dows v. Tana Wood

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• holding that counsel’s cross-examination of a witness was not ineffective, even if he could have “conducted a more thorough and vigorous examination”
• holding that minor mistakes evincing momentary confusion do not amount to objectively unreasonable conduct
• holding that an attorney diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease was not per se ineffective counsel
• holding that factually unfounded claims present no basis for federal habeas relief
• holding 13 that defense counsel reasonably advised defendant not to testify based on defendant’s prior 14 convictions
• explaining that the petitioner could not establish prejudice when his testimony would have led to the admission of prior convictions for robbery and assault

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