United States Ninth Circuit

In a case where defendant was convicted of perjury for giving misleading information regarding his medical credentials, the court granted defendant's habeas petition because there was constitutionally insufficient evidence supporting the convictions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/25/2004
• Published 06/25/2004

Judges

• BERZON, Circuit Judge., Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, O'SCANNLAIN, RYMER, T.G. NELSON, HAWKINS, McKEOWN, WARDLAW, GOULD, BERZON, RAWLINSON, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles M. Sevilla,Cleary & Sevilla, San Diego, CA, for the petitioner-appellant., Cliff Gardner, San Francisco, CA, for the amicus curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brentford Ferriera and Matthew G. Monforton, Office of the District Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the respondents-appellees.