United States Ninth Circuit

Inmate who orchestrated three murders from behind bars was properly denied habeas relief. Even if counsel had adequately prepared for the trial's penalty phase, there is no reasonable probability that the result would have been a sentence other than death.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/12/2003
• Decided 05/06/2004
• Published 05/06/2004

Judges

• Before: GRABER, WARDLAW, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Satris, Bolinas, CA, and Michael Thorman, Hayward, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ward A. Campbell, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for the appellee.