Davis v. Woodford, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. September 21, 2004) (although counsel rendered ineffective assistance in failing to impeach prosecution witness with evidence that he had lied to a police officer about a traffic ticket -- counsel tried to impeach with the fact of the misdemeanor conviction that followed the lie [but misdemeanor convictions are not admissible for impeachment in California, only the conduct underlying the conviction is] -- but evidence failed to meet the second Strickland prong since the witness had been impeached with other evidence, and "it was almost impossible to believe" this conduct would have made a difference in the outcome of the case).

jurisdiction: 
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