What is the effect of the last reasoned decision of the state courts on ineffective assistance of counsel?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Myles v. Montgomery, No. 2:15-cv-00591 TLN GGH (E.D. Cal. 2019):
3. Of course, since the denial of the petition for review was without explanation, the last reasoned decision of the state courts is presumed to be the reason why the state courts did not find ineffective assistance of counsel. Wilson v. Sellers, 138 S.Ct. 1188 (2018).
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