United States Ninth Circuit

A jury's consideration of extrinsic evidence that a habeas petitioner had a prior felony record was not unduly prejudicial to the issue of whether to grant habeas relief.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/15/2001
• Decided 03/06/2002
• Published 03/06/2002

Judges

• Before: BEEZER, TROTT, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Allison Claire, Assistant Federal Defender, Sacramento, CA, for the petitioner-appellant/cross-appellee., Jean M. Marinovich, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for the respondent-appellee/cross-appellant.