United States Ninth Circuit

Denial of a petition for habeas corpus is affirmed where: 1) the court has jurisdiction to hear the appeal; and 2) retrying petitioner on felony murder charges would not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/28/2008
• Decided 02/05/2009
• Published 02/05/2009

Judges

• BYBEE, Circuit Judge:, Before:  T.G. NELSON, HAWKINS, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard L. Wolf (argued), Portland, OR, C. Renee Manes, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Portland, OR, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hardy Myers, Attorney General of the State of Oregon, Mary Williams, Solicitor General, Timothy A. Sylwester, Assistant Attorney General, David B. Thompson (argued), Salem, OR, for the respondent-appellee.