whether-counsel-was-ineffective

Question Presented on Request and Application for COA Did the appellate court err in denying a certificate of appealability on whether the district court erred or alternatively abused its discretion in adopting the Magistrate Judge's finding that Mr. Alfaro-Granados’ counsel was not ineffective for failing to propound a necessary and meritorious challenge — based on Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012) — to Mr. AlfaroGranados’ prosecution on Counts 2 & 4 for VICAR, where the RICO enterprise pre-dated Mr. Alfaro-Granados’ 18th Birthday? [2]. | 2nd Question Presented on Request and Application for COA Did the appellate court err in denying a certificate of appealability on whether the district court erred or alternatively abused its discretion in adopting the Magistrate Judge's finding that Mr. Alfaro-Granados’ counsel was not ineffective for failing to raise a necessary and meritorious objection — based on Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012) — to the imposition of unconstitutional Life sentences on Counts 2 & 4 for VICAR, where the RICO enterprise predated Mr. Alfaro-Granados’ 18th Birthday? {3]. 3rd Question Presented on Request and Application for COA Did the appellate court err in denying a certificate of appealability on whether the district court erred or alternatively abused its discretion in adopting the Magistrate Judge's finding that Mr. Alfaro-Granados’ appellate counsel was not ineffective for failing to appeal Mr. AlfaroGranados’ Life sentences as having been imposed in violation of Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012)?