David Falcon was convicted of murder based on an incident where two men approached and shot a stranger in a public park. Falcon's counsel raised an alibi defense. Mid-trial, defense counsel moved to suppress Falcon's alleged custodial statements admitting he was present at the scene of the shooting. Defense counsel argued that the detectives who interrogated Falcon violated his rights under Miranda v. Arizona.

The first question presented is: Was trial counsel prejudicially ineffective when he failed to introduce, at the suppre

Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in denying habeas relief on petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel