United States Ninth Circuit

Grant of writ of habeas corpus in a capital murder case is reversed where alleged juror misconduct involving references to scripture had no substantial or injurious effect on the verdict.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/13/2006
• Decided 12/08/2005
• Published 12/08/2005

Judges

• Before:  MARY M. SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, and STEPHEN REINHARDT, ALEX KOZINSKI, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, PAMELA ANN RYMER, SIDNEY R. THOMAS, BARRY G. SILVERMAN, M. MARGARET McKEOWN, KIM McLANE WARDLAW, RONALD M. GOULD, MARSHA S. BERZON, RICHARD C. TALLMAN, RICHARD R. CLIFTON, CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, and CARLOS T. BEA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David S. Olson, Kulik, Gottesman, Mouton & Siegel, Sherman Oaks, CA, for the petitioner-appellant/cross-appellee., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General;  Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General;  Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General;  Kristofer Jorstad, Deputy Attorney General;  and Keith H. Borjon, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, for the respondent-appellee/cross-appellant.