United States Ninth Circuit

The use of perjured testimony, the withholding of evidence that would help show the falsity of the testimony, and the reliance on perjury by the prosecutor in final argument, justifies habeas relief.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/03/2001
• Decided 03/13/2002
• Published 03/13/2002

Judges

• HAWKINS, Circuit Judge., Before: HUG, D.W. NELSON and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William J. Genego (argued), Nasatir, Hirsch, Podberesky & Genego, Santa Monica, CA, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Pat Whalen (argued) and Michael J. Weinberger, Office of the Attorney General of the State of California, Sacramento, CA, for the respondent-appellee.