Did the Ninth Circuit err in denying Petitioner Hidalgo's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, improper joinder, and improper convictions?

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Did the Ninth Circuit err when Petitioner Hidalgo made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right as to the failure of counsel to sever the joined trial and related charges as to Petitioner Hidalgo and Petitioner Hidalgo’s father? 2. Did the Ninth Circuit err when Petitioner Hidalgo made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right as to his several convictions solely from alleged out-of-court statements? 3. Did the Ninth Circuit err when Petitioner Hidalgo made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right as to the denial of exculpatory testimony in a joint trial with Petitioner Hidalgo’s father? 4. Did the Ninth Circuit err when Petitioner Hidalgo made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right as to being improperly convicted of two separate counts for use of a deadly weapon? i