Henderson (Philip) v. State

pediatrician qualified as an expert, and determined that counsel was not deficient and that Henderson failed to demonstrate prejudice. See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687-88, 694 (1984); Kirksey v. State, 112 Nev. 980, 987, 923 P.2d 1102, 1107 (1996); see also Cullen v. Pinholster, 563 U.S. „ 131 S. Ct. 1388, 1408 (2011) ("We have recently reiterated that [s]urmounting Strickland's high bar is never an easy task." (quotation marks omitted) (alteration in original)). We conclude that the district court did not err by rejecting Henderson's ineffective-assistance claims, and we

ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.'

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Hardesty

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Parraguirre Cherry cc: Hon. Elissa F. Cadish, District Judge Matthew D. Carling

Attorney General/Carson City

Clark County District Attorney

Eighth District Court Clerk

"The fast track response submitted by the State does not comply with NRAP 3C(h)(1) and NRAP 32(a)(4) because the text is not double- spaced. Counsel for the State is cautioned that the failure to comply with the briefing requirements in the future may result in the imposition of sanctions. See NRAP 3C(n).

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