United States Ninth Circuit

Denial of habeas relief from a conviction and sentence for first degree murder and robbery is affirmed where the Nevada Supreme Court did not misapply clearly established federal law as determined by the Supreme Court when in ruling that: 1) defendant was not entitled to the appointment of a different lawyer; and 2) his waiver of counsel was not involuntary.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/09/2007
• Decided 01/17/2008
• Published 01/17/2008

Judges

• Before:  ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, MARY M. SCHROEDER, HARRY PREGERSON, BARRY G. SILVERMAN, M. MARGARET McKEOWN, RAYMOND C. FISHER, RONALD M. GOULD, RICHARD R. CLIFTON, CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, SANDRA S. IKUTA, and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jason F. Carr, AFPD, Las Vegas, NV, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph W. Long, Deputy Attorney General, Ely, NV, for the respondent-appellee., David K. Neidert, Deputy Attorney General, Reno, NV, for the respondent-appellee.