United States Ninth Circuit

Petition for habeas relief of conviction for first-degree murder is denied where capital defendants do not have a per se constitutional right to inquire about the possibility that a penalty-phase jury has reached a preliminary decision against imposing the death penalty.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/15/2011
• Published 02/15/2011

Judges

• M. SMITH

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel