United States Ninth Circuit

State courts were erred in finding that defendant's confession was lawfully and voluntarily obtained, thus defendant is entitled to habeas relief.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/06/2003
• Decided 05/10/2004
• Published 05/10/2004

Judges

• KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge., Before:  KOZINSKI and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sung B. Park, Van Nuys, CA, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Deborah J. Chuang, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, for the respondents-appellees.   Chuang was joined on the briefs by Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Kenneth C. Byrne, Supervising Deputy Attorney General.