Moore v. State

315 F. App'x 612

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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Appellant Fernardo Moore (Moore) appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking relief from his Oregon state conviction and 100-month sentence for sodomy.

Because Moore had no right to counsel at the post-conviction stage, see Smith v. Baldwin, 510 F.3d 1127, 1146-47 (9th Cir.2007) (en banc), any ineffectiveness of his post-conviction counsel could not be imputed to the state for the purpose of demonstrating an external cause for Moore’s procedural default. See Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 754, 111 S.Ct. 2546, 115 L.Ed.2d 640 (1991). Therefore, Moore failed to establish that the cause for his procedural default is “something that cannot fairly be attributed to him ...” Id. at 753, 111 S.Ct. 2546. Because Moore failed to demonstrate sufficient cause to excuse his procedural default, “we need not address whether he has shown prejudice with respect to [his] claim[s].” Smith, 510 F.3d at 1147.

AFFIRMED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.