Opinion ID: 222859
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Cumulative Deficiencies

Text: Woods argued in his PRP that the cumulative impact of his counsel's deficiencies prejudiced his defense and requires reversal of his conviction. We have previously recognized that prejudice may result from the cumulative impact of multiple deficiencies. Cooper, 586 F.2d at 1333. [A]lthough individual errors may not rise to the level of a constitutional violation, a collection of errors might violate a defendant's constitutional rights. Davis, 384 F.3d at 654 (citing Harris v. Wood, 64 F.3d 1432, 1438 (9th Cir.1995)). Although Woods's trial counsel might not have provided a model defense, counsel's missteps and misjudgments did not render [Woods]'s trial fundamentally unfair. Id. We therefore affirm the denial of relief on Woods's claim of cumulative deficiency.