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162279P.pdf 04/28/2017 Christopher Bahtuoh v. Michelle Smith
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 16-2279
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis
[PUBLISHED] [Murphy, Author, with Loken and Benton, Circuit Judges]
Prisoner case - Habeas. The Minnesota court's did not err in determining
counsel did not render ineffective assistance of counsel by advising
Bahtuoh not to testify after the close of the government's case where he
had told the jury in his opening argument that Bahtuoh would testify on
his own behalf; the Minnesota Supreme Court's determination that the
change in strategy was reasonable based on unexpected developments during
the government's case was not contrary to or an unreasonable
interpretation of federal law; nor was the Minnesota Supreme Court's
decision based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.