In re Ortiz
In his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, petitioner asks this court to vacate his judgment and conviction on several grounds. He contends: (1) the trial court violated his right to due process and to a fair trial when it rejected his proposed vehicular manslaughter instructions; (2) trial counsel rendered him ineffective assistance by failing to request the court instruct the jury on the law of vehicular manslaughter; (3) appellate counsel rendered him ineffective assistance on the basis counsel failed to raise the above instructional errors on appeal; and (4) the evidence at trial was insufficient to sustain his murder conviction.
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