United States Ninth Circuit

In a petition for habeas relief from petitioner's conviction of first-degree murder, judgment of the district court denying petition is reversed on the basis of judicial bias where trial judge became involved as a party in an interlocutory appeal, was denied standing to appear as an adversary, and then proceeded to preside over petitioner's murder trial and single-handedly determine his death sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/07/2011
• Published 07/07/2011

Judges

• NELSON

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Denise I. Young, Terry Goddard