Thaddaeus Louis Turner v. Arthur Calderon, Warden, San Quentin State Prison Jeanne Woodford, Warden, as Warden of San Quentin State Prison

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• concluding that self-serving statements, without more, were insufficient to demonstrate a constitutional violation in a habeas action
• concluding that petitioner did not receive constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel where his attorney did not present cumulative testimony regarding defendant’s drug use
• holding that “failure to raise 20 untenable issues on appeal” does not constitute ineffective assistance
• holding that counsel’s failure to recommend whether to accept or reject the plea did not constitute deficient performance
• holding that “[habeas petitioner]’s self-serving 7 statement, made years later, that [trial counsel] told him that ‘this was not a death penalty case’ is 8 insufficient to establish that [petitioner] was unaware of the potential of a death verdict”
• holding that “[habeas petitioner]’s self-serving 7 statement, made years later, that [trial counsel] told him that ‘this was not a death penalty case’ is 8 insufficient to establish that [petitioner] was unaware of the potential of a death verdict”

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