Whether the Petitioner's Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when his trial attorneys failed to request a jury instruction on the justifiable use of nondeadly force

Whether the Petitioner’s Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when his trial attorneys failed to request a jury instruction on the justifiable use of nondeadly force , which was a defense support ed by the evi dence at trial, and which gave the Petitioner the best chance to prevail at trial . iii B. PARTIES INVOLVED The parties involved are identified in the style of the case. iv C.