United States Ninth Circuit

Denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging petitioner's plea to two counts of sexual assault on a minor under fourteen is affirmed over his claim that the Nevada Supreme Court violated his equal protection rights by failing to apply its existing case law to him.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/07/2005
• Decided 06/08/2006
• Published 06/08/2006

Judges

• BENITEZ, District Judge., Before ALEX KOZINSKI and BARRY G. SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges, and ROGER T. BENITEZ, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John C. Lambrose, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, NV, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Victor-Hugo Schulze, II, Deputy Attorney General, Las Vegas, NV, for the respondents-appellees.