In re Campos CA2/1
A jury found David Campos guilty of one count of willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder, another count of attempted murder (without the special allegation), two counts of assault with a deadly weapon (a knife), and one count of felony battery. The jury also found true great bodily injury allegations as to all counts, and deadly and dangerous weapon allegations as to the attempted murder and battery counts. The trial court sentenced him to life plus 15 years in prison. He appealed from the judgment, raising contentions set forth below, and we affirmed. (People v. Campos (Jan. 12, 2017, B262258) [nonpub. opn.].)
Campos filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, contending his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to investigate and present evidence at trial supporting a diminished actuality defense. He asserts there is a reasonable probability the jury would have found him not guilty of the attempted murders if his counsel had presented evidence
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