Lankford v. Administrator of Prisons

56 F. App'x 811

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: February 25, 2003
• Docket: No. 01-35715; D.C. No. CV-97-00191-BLW
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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We affirm for the reasons set forth in the well-reasoned district court order. In addition, defense counsel’s decision not to pursue a coercion defense “was a strategic ehoice[ ] made after thorough investigation of law and facts relevant to plausible options ... [,]” rendering it “virtually unchallengeable.” See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 691, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984).

AFFIRMED.

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